Webmaster Forum / Flash / Flash Actionscript / June 2005

The following code should work for you.  Put the code in the main TimeLine.  
Name your menuBar?s component instance name to ?topMenuBar?.  If you are using
a Loader component or a movieClip holder give it an instance name of
?holder_mc?.  When the user selects an item from the menuBar, Holder_mc will
load a image that resides in the same directory as the application (the last
case statement has a quote that will load a image from a folder called
?grosspictures?).  I have the code set up for a Loader Component.  If you are
using a movieClip holder unquote the loadMovie( ) line and quote out or delete
the ContentPath line.  Do this for all of the other case statements.  I hope
this helps.  Post if you need more help.

var menu = topMenuBar.addMenu("Treatment");
menu.addMenuItem({label:"Bacterial", instanceName:"bacTreatInstance"});
menu.addMenuItem({label:"Viral", instanceName:"viralTreatInstance"});
menu.addMenuItem({label:"Fungal", instanceName:"fungalTreatInstance"});
menu.addMenuItem({label:"Other", instanceName:"otherTreatInstance"});
 
listenerObject = new Object();
listenerObject.change = function(eventObject)
{
    switch(eventObject.menuItem.attributes.instanceName)
    {
        case("bacTreatInstance"):
            holder_mc.contentPath = "bacTreatPic.swf"//or it can be a jpg,
"viralTreatPic.jpg"
            break;
        case("viralTreatInstance"):
            holder_mc.contentPath = "viralTreatPic.swf"
            //loadMovie("viralTreatPic.jpg", holder_mc);//use this stlye for movieclip
holder(non-component)!!!
            break;
        case("fungalTreatInstance"):
            holder_mc.contentPath =
"fungalTreatPic.swf"//"grosspicutres/fungalTreatPic.swf"
            break;
        default:
            break;
    }
}
topMenuBar.addEventListener("change", listenerObject);