>>i tried ur suggestion but that did not work ! You're not providing any source code to back up your claim or to give the intended impact of your exclaimation point.
How are you starting the webservice? How are you telling the animation to display? How are you telling it to hide? I use the events of the Webservice component to tell animations to show and hide while the webservice runs without any problem, so I am doubtful the problem is with my suggestion. Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning & Organizational Effectiveness _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com