AS 3 with old SWF files

My website has several SWF files running with AS2. I am now considering switching my new files to AS3. My main swf as2 file loads other as2 swf files using load() and places them at different levels.
Can this main file load as3 swf files?
If I change my main file to as3, would it then be able to load as2 swf files?
The files need to communicate with each other eg disable buttons on lower level swf files.

as3 swfs can load as2 swfs. as2 swfs cannot load as3 swfs.
so, your main swf will be an as3 swf even if that has to be a "dummy" swf that serves no other purpose than allowing you to load both as2 and as3 swfs.

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