Accessing a loaded swf

I'm using this code to bring in another swf into a movieClip called "movieLoader":
var myLoader:Loader = new Loader();
movieLoader.addChild(myLoader);
var urlMovie:URLRequest = new URLRequest("movie1.swf");
myLoader.load(urlMovie);
The movie loads just fine, but how do I access it?
I tried:
trace(movieLoader.totalFrames);
and it just gave me "1". I know the movieclip has more than 1 frame.
What do I do to access the swf called "movie1.swf" I just brought into that movieClip?

The swf you loaded is inside the Loader. Since you have direct access to that Loader, you don't need to target its content thru the movieLoader mc. But you do have to wait until after the swf is loaded, so you will need to have a listener assigned to the Loader for completion of loading. In that listener's event handler function you can then access the loaded swf using something like...
MovieClip(myLoader.content)
OR
MovieClip(evt.target.content)
if evt is the argument opassed to the handler function

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AS3 Access a Loaded SWF By Name

Hello All,
In AS3, when an swf is loaded via the Loader class, how do I
access the loaded swf by name? Here is my code:
stop();
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
var whichMovie:String = "main.swf";
addChild(loader);
function wakeLoadBar():void{
loadBar.gotoAndPlay("fadeIn");
function loadTheMovie(theMovie:String):void{
trace("LOADTHEMOVIE");
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.OPEN,
onLoaderOpen);
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS,
onLoaderProgress);
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,
onLoaderComplete);
loader.load(new URLRequest(theMovie));
function onLoaderOpen(event:Event):void{
trace("OPEN");
function onLoaderProgress(event:ProgressEvent):void{
var percent:Number = Math.floor(event.bytesLoaded /
event.bytesTotal * 100) + 10;
loadBar.gotoAndStop(percent);
trace("Progress " + percent);
function onLoaderComplete(event:ProgressEvent):void{
trace("Progress Complete");
wakeLoadBar();
function loadTheMovie is called after the loader "fadesIn"
and the movie begins to load.
Let's say that after the movie loads, I want to change its x
and y, how do I go about doing that?
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Script access for loaded SWFs in Flash CS3

In ActionScript 2 I would do the following:
var loader:MovieClipLoader=new MovieClipLoader();
var listener:Object=new Object();
loader.addListener(listener);
listener.onLoadInit=function(m:MovieClip) {
m.something="12345";
loader.loadClip("foo.swf",placeholder);
What is the equivalent for this in ActionScript 3? I can load
a MovieClip with the Loader class, but I don't know how to get or
set one of the variables in the root timeline.

So long as the movie you loaded in is also AS3, you can just
type the name of the loader object and then use dot syntax to grab
the variable. If the loaded movie is AS2, you are a great deal more
limited. I don't think you lose all control 100% over the lodaed
movie but I think it takes leaps and bounds to get at the AS2
vars.

Controlling loaded SWF inside a child

Hello to everyone, may this question be too obvious to
everyone, but I've been googling for hours without any luck.
Have seen examples but they are not exactly as my scenario...
Please, I need some help.
I have loaded a SWF and attached to a MovieClip which exist
in my current movie using the following code, and now I just want
to access the loaded SWF to send it orders like play() or
gotoAndPlay(); I have tried also: container=
MocieClip(loader.content); instead adding child, but it trhows an
error

//this is your minimum code to load a file
var url:String = "put your url here ";
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.load(request);
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,
loadComplete);
function loadComplete(event:Event):void {
addChild(loader.content);
//you don't need all that code just concentrate on the bit
you need; when this work then you can start putting the rest

Is it possible to load content into a loaded swf?

I'd like to access a loaded SWF and load images/videos into it and trigger functions inside the loaded *.swf.
Is this possible ??

Yes, see the "Chromeless..." examples in the Example Player sample app. The basic idea is that you subclass SWFElement and map the SWF's API into the MediaElement API, so that your SWFElement subclass can be handed to a MediaPlayer, integrate with compositions, etc.

How to access properties of symbols in loaded SWF?

I'm making the migration from Flash to Flex, but I'm running
into a dead end on one particular area: accessing and manipulating
properties of symbols in a loaded SWF.
The SWF is actually a simple library of a detailed parts
illustration. I would like to load the entire SWF in position, and
be able to change the attributes (i.e. colors) of individual
symbols (or parts of the illustration). I can load, display and
manipulate each symbol separately, but I need the parts to remain
in place.
The original art was created in Illustrator and exported as
SWF using the symbols palette.
I can always go back to Flash, but I'm forcing myself to move
forward and do this project in Flex (baptism by fire!!).
Is there some sort of dot notation to access the symbols from
within the SWF, without loading them all separately?
Let me put this another way: it appears that I can load an
SWF and then instantiate each symbol in that SWF, and then load
each symbol to the 'stage' (or whatever it's called in Flex)
separately.
I can certainly instantiate each symbol separately, and then
align it on stage, but it seems to me to be bass-ackward to do it
that way, expecially since I created the original SWF with
everything in position.
Is there no way to access the attributes of the individual
symbols within an SWF without separately instantiating them?
I'm just having trouble getting my head around this. Any help
is greatly appreciated.

Okay, I took a look at this info and it's what I was already
doing.
Here's a simplified example of what I'm trying to do, using
the example in the swf9.pdf file.
Let's assume I've created a SWF with a "BlueSquare" movieclip
(in the symbols panel in Flash, exported for AS). In that clip,
there is another symbol called "Star". I import the SWF and
BlueSquare symbols in with the following code:
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
[Embed(source=”../assets/circlesquare.swf”)]
[Bindable]
public var LogoCls:Class;
[Embed(source=”../assets/circlesquare.swf”,
symbol=”BlueSquare”)]
[Bindable]
public var LogoClsBlueSquare:Class;
</mx:Script>
If I instantiate the BlueSquare on stage, it includes the
Star symbol when previewed, but I can't figure out how to get at
the Star symbol to change color. If I apply a color change to the
symbol, it changes the entire BlueSquare symbol.
If I instantiate the Star symbol separately, I can then
position it on the stage and make changes, but that requires
positioning it with actionscript. I'm trying to not have to
position a sub-element of my actual artwork because of it's
complexity.
I'd like to display the main movieclip (or sprite) with the
ability to access the attributes of a sub-movieclip or
sprite.

Can't Access MovieClips and Functions in Loaded SWF

Hi everybody,
I'm trying to simply access anything inside this loaded SWF and all I get is 'null'.
I have code in the parent SWF that needs to tell the child SWF movieclip what to do but nothing works. This was a piee of cake in AS2 and I can't seem to get anything to crossover in AS3.
Here's my code:
import com.greensock.TweenMax;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
var myLoader:Loader = new Loader();
var url:URLRequest = new URLRequest("SWCS_S3_500x250_exp_panel_2.swf"); // in this case both SWFs are in the same folder
myLoader.load(url); // load the SWF file
panel2.addChild(myLoader);   // add that instance to the display list, adding it to the Stage at 0,0
panel2 = myLoader.content as MovieClip;
photo_about.alpha = 0;
photo_downloads.alpha = 0;
//panel2.content_about.alpha = 0;
//panel2.content_downloads.alpha = 0;
function closeSection():void
          panel2.controlsMC.forcePause();
          TweenMax.to(photo_about, .5, {alpha:0});
          TweenMax.to(photo_downloads, .5, {alpha:0});
          TweenMax.to(photo_home, .5, {alpha:0});
          TweenMax.to(panel2.content_about, .5, {alpha:0});
          TweenMax.to(panel2.content_downloads, .5, {alpha:0});
          TweenMax.to(panel2.controlsMC, .5, {autoAlpha:0});
          TweenMax.to(panel2.content_home, .5, {alpha:0});
panel2 traces null and all the clips loaded within pull up undefined property errors.
Can somebody please tell me what I'm doing wrong? I'd be stoked to know what I'm missing and feel like this should be a piece of cake.
Thanks for any help!

You are not adding the content to the stage at 0,0, you are adding it to panel2 at 0,0. THen you take panel2 and assign it to be something that likely doesn't exist by the time you assign it. You need to wait until the loader completes loading before you attempt to do anything with its content, otherwise it has no content (null). Similarly, you cannot control anything in the loaded swf until it has finished loading. So assign an event listener to the contentLoaderInfo property of the Loader to determine when loading is complete, and have the event handler function deal with starting the interaction with it.
var myLoader:Loader = new Loader();
var url:URLRequest = new URLRequest("SWCS_S3_500x250_exp_panel_2.swf");
myLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, processLoadedSWF);
myLoader.load(url);
function processLoadedSWF(evt:Event):void {
    // deal with the loaded swf here
    // but you don't want to be assigning it to the panel2 object that contains the loader
As far as controlling anything inside the swf you load, is it an AS1/2 or an AS3 swf?

How to access dynamic movie clips in a loaded swf

Hello,
I have a main movie file that loads a swf through loadclip.
There are several dynamic movie clips in the library of the
loaded swf (all set to export in first frame).
I'm trying to create a popup window (using the Window
component) by using code in the main movie to popup content that is
in a dynamic movie clip within the swf loaded by loadclip.
So far, I can create the popup without any problem as long as
the contentPath refers to a linkage identifier of a library item in
the main movie, but it won't work for a library item in the loaded
movie. Is there a way to make this work? Is there a special way to
reference library items in loaded movies?
Here's my code to create the window:
myWin = mx.managers.PopUpManager.createPopUp(this,
mx.containers.Window, true, {title:mytitle, contentPath:myref,
closeButton:true});
where myref is a string containing the linkage identifier for
the library item within the loaded swf.
Thanks in advance for any assistance,
Julia

I have found out that I can access a dynamic mc from the
loaded library (using attachMovie), but cannot use that same
dynamic mc as the contentpath for a popup window.
Any ideas why?

Access the property of main class in loaded swf.

Hi
i have one main.fla, its document class is main.as. the code in main.as is
package
import flash.display.MovieClip;
public class Main extends MovieClip
private var loading:Loading;
public var trovami:Number=10;
public function Main()
stage.frameRate=31;
loadSWF();
private function loadSWF():void
loading=new Loading(this);
Loadind.as is another class where i load another swf its name is my_swf.
the code of loading class is:
package
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.display.SimpleButton;
import flash.text.TextField;
import flash.display.Loader;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
public class Loading extends MovieClip
private var _fla:MovieClip;
private var url:String;
public var val:String;
private var loader:Loader;
public function Loading(fla:MovieClip)
_fla=fla;
init();
private function init():void
url='my_swf.swf';
var request:URLRequest=new URLRequest(url);
loader=new Loader();
initListeners(loader.contentLoaderInfo);
loader.load(request);
private function initListeners(dispatcher:IEventDispatcher):void
dispatcher.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,completato);
private function completato(event:Event):void
_fla.addChild(loader);
loader.y=10;
val="hello"
and the document class of loaded swf is Main2. in my_swf.fla there is one text its name is:
a_txt.
so i have to use property of Loading class in Main2 for text.
code of Main.as is
package
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.text.*;
public class Main2 extends MovieClip
public function Main2()
a_txt.text=val;
where val is the property of Loading class.
so how can i access.

You have a reference to your loaded movie within your Loading class - instead of just setting val to a string - add a method in your Main2 class - and call that from Loading - passing the string to it. Push not pull...
Main 2 becomes:
public function Main2() {
     //a_txt.text=val;
public function setText(val:String):void {
    a_txt.text = val;
And then in your Loading class - when you're done loading just call setText:
private function completato(e:Event):void
    addChild(loader);
    loader.y=10;
    MovieClip(loader.content).setText("hello");
    //val="hello";

Accessing a class from a loaded SWF

In Flash Professional, I drew a shape, converted it to symbol, linked it to class Symbol1 (extends MovieClip) which is generated at run-time, and saved the SWF file as shape.swf.
Now my main application wants to load shape.swf and create multiple instances of Symbol1 but I get ReferenceError when trying to access the class Symbol1.
Below is my main application's code. Errors thrown are mentioned in comments.
public class MovieClipTest extends Sprite
    public function MovieClipTest()
        var url:String = 'shapes.swf';
        var l:Loader = new Loader();
        l.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, f);
        l.load(new URLRequest(url), new LoaderContext(false, ApplicationDomain.currentDomain));
    private function f(event:Event):void
        var content:Sprite = (event.currentTarget as LoaderInfo).content as Sprite;
        trace(getQualifiedClassName(content.getChildAt(0))); // output: Symbol1
        trace(ApplicationDomain.currentDomain.getDefinition('Symbol1')); // throws Error #1065: Variable Symbol1 is not defined.
        trace(getDefinitionByName('Symbol1')); // throws Error #1065: Variable Symbol1 is not defined.

Your "Symbol" is obviously not in the current ApplicationDomain, but in the loaded SWF's domain:
var symbolClass:Class = event.target.applicationDomain.getDefinition("Symbol") as Class;
var symbolInstance:MovieClip = new symbolClass() as MovieClip;
Also because you're loading a SWF, the content of the Loader is a MovieClip, not a Sprite.
Kenneth Kawamoto
http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/

Accessing Loaded SWF Library Items

In _root level I'm loading a swf that contains button
skins(In library with linkage names)
And I want to load a button skin in _root._mc level. I can do
this using attachMovie but, it adds to _root level because the swf
is loaded from _root level. But, I want it to be added to _root._mc
level. Hopefully this is clear.
1) Load a swf that contains button skins in _root level
2) in _root._mc using attachMovie add a button skin in
_root._mc level NOT _root level.
Thanks,

>>that doesn't make sense. you can't attach a library
movieclip that's in loaded swf
-Yes I can I do this all the time. Once a swf is loaded you
can load its library items. This is a trick I learned from this guy
who works for Adobe.
http://orcad.optimumreturn.com/LoadingLibrary.zip
Thanks,

How to unload externally loaded swf which contains 3D Carousel?

Hello to all
I am learning AS3 and have been taking on various tutorials found on the net. While learning about AS3 I came across a lesson on http://tutorials.flashmymind.com/2009/05/vertical-3d-carousel-with-actionscript-3-and-xml/ titled "Vertical 3D Carousel with AS3 and XML".
I completed the tutorial and all worked fine so I then wanted to load the swf into a existing project. The loading of the swf goes fine and when I unload my loader it is removed but only visually as in my output panel in flash CS5 I get an error as follows
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at carousel_c_fla::MainTimeline/moveCarousel()
this error repeats over and over again slowing my swf movie.
So does this mean my main flash movie trying to still play / find my unloaded 3D Carousel?
If so how do I unload remove all the AS3 that is trying to run from the 3D Carousel?
I have included the AS3 below from the tutorial page and I understand that this is what I have to remove to "break free" from the 3D Carousel swf when it is unloaded. This is where I am stuck as my knowledge of AS3 is limited - Can you guys / girls help?
//Import TweenMax
import com.greensock.*;
//The path to the XML file (use your own here)
// old var from tutorial - var xmlPath:String = "http://tutorials.flashmymind.com/XML/carousel-menu.xml";
var xmlPath:String = "carousel-menu.xml";
//We'll store the loaded XML to this variable
var xml:XML;
//Create a loader and load the XML. Call the function "xmlLoaded" when done.
var loader = new URLLoader();
loader.load(new URLRequest(xmlPath));
loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoaded);
//This function is called when the XML file is loaded
function xmlLoaded(e:Event):void {
     //Make sure that we are not working with a null variable
     if ((e.target as URLLoader) != null ) {
          //Create a new XML object with the loaded XML data
          xml = new XML(loader.data);
          //Call the function that creates the menu
          createMenu();
//We need to know how many items we have on the stage
var numberOfItems:uint = 0;
//This array will contain all the menu items
var menuItems:Array = new Array();
//Set the focal length
var focalLength:Number = 350;
//Set the vanishing point
var vanishingPointX:Number = stage.stageWidth / 2;
var vanishingPointY:Number = stage.stageHeight / 2;
//We calculate the angleSpeed in the ENTER_FRAME listener
var angleSpeed:Number = 0;
//Radius of the circle
var radius:Number = 128;
//This function creates the menu
function createMenu():void {
     //Get the number of menu items we will have
     numberOfItems = xml.items.item.length();
     //Calculate the angle difference between the menu items (in radians)
     var angleDifference:Number = Math.PI * (360 / numberOfItems) / 180;
     //We use a counter so we know how many menu items have been created
     var count:uint = 0;
     //Loop through all the <button></button> nodes in the XML
     for each (var item:XML in xml.items.item) {
          //Create a new menu item
          var menuItem:MenuItem = new MenuItem();
          //Calculate the starting angle for the menu item
          var startingAngle:Number = angleDifference * count;
          //Set a "currentAngle" attribute for the menu item
          menuItem.currentAngle = startingAngle;
          //Position the menu item
          menuItem.xpos3D = 0;
          menuItem.ypos3D = radius * Math.sin(startingAngle);
          menuItem.zpos3D = radius * Math.cos(startingAngle);
          //Calculate the scale ratio for the menu item (the further the item -> the smaller the scale ratio)
          var scaleRatio = focalLength/(focalLength + menuItem.zpos3D);
          //Scale the menu item according to the scale ratio
          menuItem.scaleX = menuItem.scaleY = scaleRatio;
          //Position the menu item to the stage (from 3D to 2D coordinates)
          menuItem.x = vanishingPointX + menuItem.xpos3D * scaleRatio;
          menuItem.y = vanishingPointY + menuItem.ypos3D * scaleRatio;
          //Add a text to the menu item
          menuItem.menuText.text = item.label;
          //Add a "linkTo" variable for the URL
          menuItem.linkTo = item.linkTo;
          //We don't want the text field to catch mouse events
          menuItem.mouseChildren = false;
          //Assign MOUSE_OVER, MOUSE_OUT and CLICK listeners for the menu item
          menuItem.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, mouseOverItem);
          menuItem.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, mouseOutItem);
          menuItem.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, itemClicked);
          //Add the menu item to the menu items array
          menuItems.push(menuItem);
          //Add the menu item to the stage
          addChild(menuItem);
          //Assign an initial alpha
          menuItem.alpha = 0.3;
          //Add some blur to the item
          TweenMax.to(menuItem,0, {blurFilter:{blurX:1, blurY:1}});
          //Update the count
          count++;
//Add an ENTER_FRAME listener for the animation
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, moveCarousel);
//This function is called in each frame
function moveCarousel(e:Event):void {
     //Calculate the angle speed according to mouseY position
     angleSpeed = (mouseY - stage.stageHeight / 2) * 0.0002;
     //Loop through the menu items
     for (var i:uint = 0; i < menuItems.length; i++) {
          //Store the menu item to a local variable
          var menuItem:MenuItem = menuItems[i] as MenuItem;
          //Update the current angle of the item
          menuItem.currentAngle += angleSpeed;
          //Calculate a scale ratio
          var scaleRatio = focalLength/(focalLength + menuItem.zpos3D);
          //Scale the item according to the scale ratio
          menuItem.scaleX=menuItem.scaleY=scaleRatio;
          //Set new 3D coordinates
          menuItem.xpos3D=0;
          menuItem.ypos3D=radius*Math.sin(menuItem.currentAngle);
          menuItem.zpos3D=radius*Math.cos(menuItem.currentAngle);
          //Update the item's coordinates.
          menuItem.x=vanishingPointX+menuItem.xpos3D*scaleRatio;
          menuItem.y=vanishingPointY+menuItem.ypos3D*scaleRatio;
     //Call the function that sorts the items so they overlap each other correctly
     sortZ();
//This function sorts the items so they overlap each other correctly
function sortZ():void {
     //Sort the array so that the item which has the highest
     //z position (= furthest away) is first in the array
     menuItems.sortOn("zpos3D", Array.NUMERIC | Array.DESCENDING);
     //Set new child indexes for the item
     for (var i:uint = 0; i < menuItems.length; i++) {
          setChildIndex(menuItems[i], i);
//This function is called when a mouse is over an item
function mouseOverItem(e:Event):void {
     //Tween the item's properties
     TweenMax.to(e.target, 0.1, {alpha: 1, glowFilter:{color:0xffffff, alpha:1, blurX:60, blurY:60},blurFilter:{blurX:0, blurY:0}});
//This function is called when a mouse is out of an item
function mouseOutItem(e:Event):void {
     //Tween the item's properties
     TweenMax.to(e.target, 1, {alpha: 0.3, glowFilter:{color:0xffffff, alpha:1, blurX:0, blurY:0},blurFilter:{blurX:1, blurY:1}});
//This function is called when an item is clicked
function itemClicked(e:Event):void {
     //Navigate to the URL that's assigned to the menu item
     var urlRequest:URLRequest=new URLRequest(e.target.linkTo);
     navigateToURL(urlRequest);

Hi Ned thanks for the reply,
Ok so I have a button in my main movie that loads the external swf
stop();
var my_loader:Loader = new Loader();
var my_btn:Button = new Button();
var my_pb:ProgressBar = new ProgressBar();
my_pb.source = my_loader.contentLoaderInfo;
my_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,startLoading);
function startLoading(e:MouseEvent):void{
my_loader.load(new URLRequest("carousel.swf"));
addChild(my_pb);
my_loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, finishloading);
function finishloading(e:Event):void{
addChild(my_loader);
my_loader.addEventListener("killMe",
killLoadedClip);
removeChild(my_pb);
function killLoadedClip(e:Event):void {
my_loader.removeEventListener("killMe",
killLoadedClip);
my_loader.unloadAndStop();
removeChild(my_loader);
Then I have a button in my loaded swf that closes the loader
This is spread over 2 frames
Frame1
function closeIt(e:MouseEvent):void {
parent.dispatchEvent(newEvent("killMe"));
Frame 2
back_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, closeIt);
Frame 2 also holds all the code for the carousel
Thanks for your time and help in advance people ; )

Loaded SWF not displaying

I've created a 'plugin' SWF file in CS3 using actionscript 3.
The purpose of this file is to be included as a postroll in the
open source flash media player JW FLV/Media Player (
http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=JW_Media_Player).
I have heavily customized the media player libraries to do
various new things/alter how things worked, and now want to be able
to include the SWF file within this into a child sprite/movie clip.
HOWEVER, the problem lies in that the media player is written
completely in AS2, and therefore I have to use the MovieClipLoader
class to load in the SWF. Updating the source to AS3 isn't an
option unfortunatly, and downgrading the AS3 SWF to AS2 isn't an
option either, mainly due to the fact I've learnt AS3, not AS2, and
find it frustrating trying to find the AS2 equivalent to the AS3
methods I know.
The problem though lies in that MovieClipLoader does not like
my SWF at all. Initially I was presented with a load of sandbox
errors from when it was loaded in, which I then resolved so that no
security errors are produced. However, whenever I load in the clip,
the target sprite/clip is empty. I have gone through checking that
no errors occur on load, and it reports that the loaded SWF has
been initialized, yet I see nothing. Also, the code loading the SWF
is not at fault as it loads any other SWF (even another AS3 SWF
which just creates a rectangle) no problem.
Oddly enough, using the MovieClip.loadMovie method works in
one situation - when you load it into the root of the AS2 file.
When loading it into an empty movie clip, the same problem of a
blank clip occurs. The problem is not specific to the media player
either, as it happened in any AS2 file where I was testing how to
load in the AS3 SWF.
If it is of any use, the sandbox errors produced by the AS3
file when loaded into AS2 swf I had to resolve where to do with
stage access for getting the stage height and width, and a
Loader.content error when pulling out the BitmapData. These were
resolved via setting the allowed domains policy and eliminating any
reference to stage.stageHeight/With.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to solve this? The only
possible solution I've been able to think of so far since the AS3
swf won't display is to play with the LocalConnection class as
tests showed I can communicate between the AS2 and AS3 files, but
this would have to be a last resort, and is less than ideal when
there can be multiple instances of the player running (I would need
to use unique connection names for each instance so as to prevent
player A interacting with player B, and also as only one of the
players can listen on the connection at once).

I have the component in the top level also,
I get this error:
TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.
          at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChildAt()
          at fl.controls::BaseButton/drawBackground()[C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS5\Common\Configuration\Component Source\ActionScript 3.0\User Interface\fl\controls\BaseButton.as:615]
          at fl.controls::LabelButton/draw()[C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS5\Common\Configuration\Component Source\ActionScript 3.0\User Interface\fl\controls\LabelButton.as:724]
          at fl.core::UIComponent/drawNow()[C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS5\Common\Configuration\Component Source\ActionScript 3.0\User Interface\fl\core\UIComponent.as:1343]
          at fl.controls::List/drawList()[C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS5\Common\Configuration\Component Source\ActionScript 3.0\User Interface\fl\controls\List.as:594]
          at fl.controls::List/draw()[C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS5\Common\Configuration\Component Source\ActionScript 3.0\User Interface\fl\controls\List.as:474]
          at .tree::TreeList/draw()
          at fl.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher()[C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS5\Common\Configuration\Component Source\ActionScript 3.0\User Interface\fl\core\UIComponent.as:1532]
I've checked the definitions for the tree component,
The LabelButton and List I don't have much control over.
I'm not sure how to fix this. The xml is correct and loads easily if it's in the root document.
The list component doesn't load the labels, It stops on the first one.
What do I do next?

Loading swf with XML on Click

Hi all, can anyone help
can anyone shine a little light onto a little confusion I am having, I have a menu that already loads in images via an XML file on a menu, what I am trying to do is when an image/meni Item is click I would like to load in an swf into the same place as the image Item loads into! am I making any sense.
on a click event, do I use in the XML file the <link>link to swf</link>   ????
this is what I have in my xml file that loads in the images so far;
<image name="image 12" path="img/img12.jpg"
title="Lorem ipsum 12"
text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Morbi commodo 12" />
what I am getting confused with is what I also put within the AS, I am sure it is not alot but I'm just not sure what needs to go where??
this is what I have within the AS that loads in XML, I hope its ok to paste this code, never like posting to much code incase is scares people off, I just don't want to leave anything out, hope thats ok with everyone:eek:
// Use URLLoader to load XML
xmlLoader = new URLLoader();
xmlLoader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.TEXT;
// Listen for the complete event
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onXMLComplete);
xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest("data.xml"));
stage.addEventListener( MouseEvent.MOUSE_WHEEL, onMouseWheel );
//———————————————EVENT HANDLERS
private function onXMLComplete(event:Event):void
// Create an XML Object from loaded data
var data:XML = new XML(xmlLoader.data);
// Now we can parse it
var images:XMLList = data.image;
for(var i:int = 0; i < images.length(); i++)
// Get info from XML node
var imageName:String = images[i].@name;
var imagePath:String = images[i].@path;
var titles:String = images[i].@title;
var texts:String = images[i].@text;
// Load images using standard Loader
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
// Listen for complete so we can center the image
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,onImageComplete);
loader.load(new URLRequest(imagePath));
// Create a container for the loader (image)
var holder:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
holder.addChild(loader);
var button_main:Button_mr = new Button_mr();   /
holder.addChild(button_main);
var tooltip:ToolTip = new ToolTip();
tooltip.field.text = titles; //loads tooltip 1
tooltip.field2.text = texts; //loads tool tip 2
tooltip.x = -350;
tooltip.y = 0;
holder.addChild(tooltip);
// Same proceedure as before
holder.buttonMode = true;
holder.addEventListener( MouseEvent.CLICK, onMenuItemClick );
// Add it to the menu
circleMenu.addChild(holder);
many thanks for any help!!!!

1. Be sure in main.swf there is no masking or layering hiding
the reflection area. A way to test quickly is to load in a plain
master swf that is much larger than the externals swf.
2. Know the weakness of loadMovie for timing issues that
require the external movie to be fully loaded before actions are
taken on it. I see a bunch of these in the code you posted. Best to
use
MovieClipLoader.onLoadInit
before you attempt to access the external swf properties or code or
add code.
3. Be sure the code is firing on load and all objects are
created. Add some trace statements for those objects.
4. I noticed you do not use BitmapData so this may not be
relevant but be sure to add
System.security.allowDomain("*");
to the main.swf as well as in external swfs and only if you
are using the BitmapData class.
5. As I started to look at the code a bit and noticed this
item:
There is no constructor for the Flash MovieClip class. You
will not see a compiler error message because you do not have the
code wrapped into a class.
var home:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
However it does not have impact on the code.
better would be
var home:MovieClip;

Controlling a Movie Clip on the Main Timeline from a loaded SWF?

Is it possible to control a MovieClip on the main timelne from another loaded clip?
I see posts that control loaded clips, but most are all from the loader in the main timeline. I have a moviclip on the main timeline that I want to make visible or invisible depending on what keyframe is playing in another loaded swf.
If I try to call the movieClip from the loaded SWF I get "error #1119. Access of possibly undefined property...." because it doesn't exist in the loaded SWF, just the main timeline.
The old AS2 way just used "_root". Since "_root" doesn't exist any more, how do you control items on the main TimeLine from a loaded SWF?

I am not clear what you mean because you are saying you are trying to target a movieclip that does not exist where you are trying to target it.
Try using a trace to see what you are targeting when you you target the MovieClip(parent.parent)....
trace(MovieClip(parent.parent));
The other approach I mentioned earlier is the more OOP-correct approach if you would rather try that way. Here's a rough outline of it...
AS3 - Dispatch Event
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/470135?tstart=120
Example:
Add something to trigger the event in the child (your loaded swf):
dispatchEvent(new Event("eventTriggered")); (
if dispatchEvent problem, see: http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1899603#post1899603)
In your loading/parent swf, listen for the complete event on the Loader.contentLoaderInfo. In the complete event handler, add a listener for the event on the loaded swf.
// event handler triggered when external swf is loaded
function loaderCompleteHandler(event:Event) {
    MovieClip(event.currentTarget.content).addEventListener("eventTriggered", eventHandler);
function eventHandler(event:Event):void {
    trace("event dispatched in loaded swf");
   // this is where your main file can set the visible property of your movieclip

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