How do I create a global OnClick event in Flash AS2?

Question

I have a Flash AS2 application that is made up of many SWF files. I need to create an OnClick event in a container SWF that will work for every SWF called. I am trying to avoid adding code to every SWF (over 100).

Currently I can get access to the click in the container for the first SWF but when the second SWF is called it seems to overwrite the container.

this._lockroot = true;

this.onMouseUp = function(){
    //if not on login
    getURL("javascript:clickTest();");
};

//load swf
loadMovie("test.swf","_level2");

How do I make where a click in the container will be triggered even if the SWF inside the container calls another SWF?

This seemed so simple but has been a nightmare. Is it even possible?

Answer 1

Edit (re: comments, onClipEvent shenanigans didn't work)

How about trying something like this:

this.createEmptyMovieClip("holder", this.getNextHighestDepth());
loadMovie("test.swf","holder");

instead of:

//load swf
loadMovie("test.swf","_level2");

Or, if _level2 is necessary to the structure of the app, something like this:

_level2.createEmptyMovieClip("holder", _level2.getNextHighestDepth());
_level2.holder.loadMovie("test.swf");

I just tried this out with a 2-level nested load, and it maintained the click handler in the top level (while using a loadMovie w/o the holder didn't). I'm not sure if the assumptions I made match the structure of your nested SWFs, but that's my best guess at this point.

Answer 2

You could have movieClip named e.g. clickHaver on top layer (at all costs) - if second movie (and each next) loads the next movie into itself:

- container
  - loads movie.swf
    - loads movie2.swf

then your only concern is to keep clickHaver on top after loading the first movie, since every next loads another .swf file in itself.