Calling A .SWF through a Combo box.

Question

Hi,
I drag a combo box and provide 3 options January, February
and March. I want to see 3 different .SWF files in the same page
when I choose one of these options. Please help me call the movies
through combo box selection. Here is my code.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
layout="absolute">
<mx:ComboBox xmlns:mx="
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml">
<mx:dataProvider>
<mx:ArrayCollection>
<mx:String>January</mx:String>
<mx:String>February</mx:String>
<mx:String>March</mx:String>
</mx:ArrayCollection>
</mx:dataProvider>
</mx:ComboBox>
</mx:Application>
Thanks

Answer 1

I would store the filename of the swf within your Combo Box
dataProvider and then when it changes load the new swf based upon
what they chose. I wrote a sample application that achieves this.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
layout="absolute">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
[Bindable] private var swfDP:ArrayCollection = new
ArrayCollection([
{label:"Choose a Month", data:""},
{label:"January", data:"january.swf"},
{label:"February", data:"february.swf"},
{label:"March", data:"march.swf"}]);
private function onComboChange(event:Event):void {
// => Check to see if swf location exists, if it does
then load the new swf.
(event.currentTarget.selectedItem.data != "") ?
loader.load(event.currentTarget.selectedItem.data) : "";
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:ComboBox dataProvider="{swfDP}"
change="onComboChange(event)" />
<mx:SWFLoader id="loader" width="300" height="300" />
</mx:Application>
You will need to change the filename's to match yours unless
they really are named january.swf and what not. Hope this
helps.