9 slice scaling on swf loaded with loadmovie

If you load a swf into another swf that has a MC on the stage with 9 slice scaling setup, should 9 slice scaling work within that loaded SWF and MC? I've tried it and it doesn't in my case but wanted to be sure that this isn't a bug or limitation?
Thanks,
Paul.

Because realtime non-bitmap rendering is far slower on iPad1 I ended up just bitmapping everything possible. I only draw what's absolutely necessary now. I gave up on 9-slice, there is no way to outline it in any way that's performance friendly on ipad1.
Chalk it up to a bug.

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