Control swf from main timeline

i know i've done this before! i have a swf. 4 labels. a stop
at frame 1. i embedd this into my main timeline. i have 4 butons in
an MC in my main project, going to specific labels in my main
timeline, where i have the following code, attempting to load the
swf and jump to that label:
this.container_shell.loadMovie("interact01.swf");
interact_shellb.gotoAndStop("label1");
its not working. the swf loads, but i can't jump to the
label.
any ideas? appologize for the basic question, i'm a designer,
not a programmer!

If you have a question to ask, you should start a new posting and include the code/info pertinent to your problem. The one you are trying to catch a ride from is flawed and requires some questions to be answered. Being that the posting is over 4 years old, it is unlikely the original poster is going to be answering any.

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Controlling loaded swf from main timeline

Hello,
I'm working on loading external swf files for ios. I am able to load the swf files and set them to visible or invisible in different frames. I am having trouble controlling the loaded swf files from the main timeline. Specifically, I would like to have a button on the main timeline, that when clicked will move a loaded swf to frame 1.
Here is a code that loads one swf file:
var myLoader1:Loader;
var loaderContext1:LoaderContext = new LoaderContext(false, ApplicationDomain.currentDomain, null);
if(myLoader1 == null)
myLoader1 = new Loader();
addChild(myLoader1);
myLoader1.load(new URLRequest("folder/file1.swf"),loaderContext1);
myLoader1.visible = true;
backbutton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, backbutton1);
function backbutton1(myEvent:MouseEvent):void {???????????? myLoader1.gotoAndStop(1);} (this line does not work)
(Once I load file1.swf, within the file1.swf I click a forward button to move to different frames. My question is: how do I code the 'backbutton' on the main timeline so that it causes the loaded file1.swf to go to frame 1?)
Thank you for your help.

sure.
if the movieclip on the loaded swf's main timeline has reference mc, you would use:
MovieClip(myLoader.content).mc.gotoAndStop(1);
p.s. you might find the following helpful, http://kb2.adobe.com/community/publishing/918/cpsid_91887.html

Controlling multiple external swfs from main timeline

Hi, I've been trying to combine the features of two tutorials I found, one that deals with controlling external swf's from the main timeline and the other that explains how to load and unload multiple external swf's. I'd like to be able to load and unload multiple external swf's, and control these swf's buttons from the main timeline.
I asked this same question on the forum of the site where I found these tutorials, and receive only one reply saying that "it should'nt be hard to do." but they did not elaborate any further. This left me think that I was missing something very obvious and I've spent too much time now trying to work what it is now. I understand pretty much how both pieces of code work, but just can't work out how to combine them.
If someone could explain it to me, I'd much appreciate it.
Tutorial One code - controlling an external swf from the main timeline.
var ldr:Loader = new Loader();
var urlReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest("swfs/balls.swf");
ldr.load(urlReq);
function loadHandler (event:Event) {
var myClip:MovieClip = event.target.content;
addChild(myClip);
function myClipOver(event:MouseEvent):void {
myClip.myBlueBalls.stop();
function myClipOut(event:MouseEvent):void {
myClip.myBlueBalls.play();
// set listeners
myClip.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, myClipOver);
myClip.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, myClipOut);
// listener
ldr.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loadHandler);
Tutorial Two code - loading and unloading multiple external swfs.
var Xpos:Number = 110;
var Ypos:Number = 180;
var swf:MovieClip;
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
var defaultSWF:URLRequest = new URLRequest("swfs/eyesClosed.swf");
loader.load(defaultSWF);
loader.x = Xpos;
loader.y = Ypos;
addChild(loader);
// Btns Universal function
function btnClick(event:MouseEvent):void {
removeChild(loader);
var newSWFRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("swfs/" + event.target.name + ".swf");
loader.load(newSWFRequest);
loader.x = Xpos;
    loader.y = Ypos;
addChild(loader);
// Btn listeners
eyesClosed.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btnClick);
stingray.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btnClick);
demon.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btnClick);
strongman.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btnClick);

I will not be able to help you with whatever relaxatraja provided though it is purported by relaxatraja to be clearly explaining what I was explaining (???).
Your loadHandler function appears a bit confused. For the code you show I don't see you assigning any event listeners for the events that will be dispatched in the loaded file. As I showed earlier, your loadHandler function should be assigning a listener for the event that will be dispatched (modified slightly below). and if you have three different events being dispatched in the loaded file, then you'll do better to have three different listeners. I show only one below for one of the events you dispatch...
function loadHandler (event:Event) {
// assign a listener for the loaded file's goExit function's event
   MovieClip(event.currentTarget.content).addEventListener("close", event1Handler);
// I can't make sense of what you have here
    removeChild(myClip); // why ?? - it hasn't been added yet as far as I can see - error 2007?
    var newSWFRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("swfs/" + event.target.name + ".swf"); // the event.target is the Loader
    ldr.load(newSWFRequest); // this will load over the file you just finished loading??
    ldr.x = Xpos;
    ldr.y = Ypos;
    addChild(myClip); // why?? it has nothing in it
function event1Handler(e:Event):void {
    // do whatever is involved with what the "close" event is supposed to do
    trace("goExit function executed");
As far as what you have in the loaded file, you appear to be trying to pass the files names as if they were parameters. The file naming should be done at the receiving side for the event handler function for the event listener. While you could create a custom event that include parameters that you can pass, that's another level of coding that is better left for a future experience.
Study the following - understand it before you try to use it.
Below is a link to some files I made for another posting that demonstrates what I have been explaining. The neurope file is the main file. Publish the netherlands file so that you have an swf to load for it, and then run the neurope file. The file that gets loaded (netherlands) only has a button in it that when clicked dispatches an event for which the main file (neurope) has assigned a listener. The main file displays a message when the button gets clicked in the loaded file.
http://www.nedwebs.com/Flash/neurope.zip

Controlling movieclip from main timeline & Child

Hi,
This code is currently contained within my "mc_1" movieclip. I want to be able to have this code on my main timeline, however no matter what I try I constantly get errors, multiple different versions. I've tried adding mc_1 infront of everything, but that just gives an output error about a Sprite.
Also, I'm currently using visible to control whether the back image to the textbox should show - What I'd really like to do is control it using a child, but they're movieclips not buttons, so when I try to addChild within the function it errors saying I'm trying to control a movieclip within a simplebutton function.
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
stop();
mc_textbox.visible = false;
for(var i:uint=1; i<8; i++){
    this["line"+String(i)].addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, line_in, false, 0, true);
    this["line"+String(i)].addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, line_out, false, 0, true);
function line_in(e:MouseEvent):void // Defineing the function as line_in
    var lineTarget:SimpleButton = SimpleButton(e.currentTarget); // The variable is lineTarget
    switch(lineTarget) // Each case should swap the lineTarget
        case line1: // line 1 is the first button
        line_output.text = "1"; // This text should display
        mc_textbox.visible = true; // The textbox should display
        break; // If this is not the case, break and check next
        case line2:
        line_output.text = "2";
        mc_textbox.visible = true;
        break;
        case line3:
        line_output.text = "3";
        mc_textbox.visible = true;
        break;
        case line4:
        line_output.text = "4";
        mc_textbox.visible = true;
        break;
/* This case has much more text than the rest, as such the textbox is enlarged for this case only
and changed in position. The line_output dynamic text field is also moved on the Y axis for this.
This is reset to default using the line_out function.
        case line5:
        line_output.text = "55";
        line_output.y = 427.65;
        mc_textbox.visible = true;
        mc_textbox.height = 100;
        mc_textbox.y = 417;
        break;
        case line6:
        line_output.text = "6";
        mc_textbox.visible = true;
        break;
        case line7:
        line_output.text = "7";
        mc_textbox.visible = true;
        break;
        default: // If none of the cases are true, this should display
        line_output.text = ""; // line_output should be blank
        mc_textbox.visible = false; // mc_textbox should be invisible by default
function line_out(e:MouseEvent):void
        line_output.text = "";
        line_output.y = 474.65;
        mc_textbox.visible = false;
        mc_textbox.height = 61.95;
        mc_textbox.y = 454;

I've resolved the timeline issue. Now my only issue is the Child not working.
What I'm trying to do:
addChild(mc_1.mc_textbox) to appear upon rollover of a button. On rolloff, for the child to be removed.
Add mc_textbox inside mc_1 on rollover, at a specific XY and height. On rolloff, for the child to be removed.
I have also been told that I should not have a dynamic textbox on the scene and should call that in using AS3 - If you have time, could you inform me how this would be done?
Thanks alot for the help,
ERROR:
TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.
    at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChild()
    at Main_new_fla::MainTimeline/line_in()
TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.
    at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/removeChild()
    at Main_new_fla::MainTimeline/line_out()
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
stop();
for(var i:uint=1; i<8; i++){
    this.mc_1["line"+String(i)].addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, line_in, false, 0, true);
    this.mc_1["line"+String(i)].addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, line_out, false, 0, true);
function line_in(e:MouseEvent):void // Defineing the function as line_in
    var lineTarget:SimpleButton = SimpleButton(e.currentTarget); // The variable is lineTarget
    switch(lineTarget) // Each case should swap the lineTarget
        case mc_1.line1: // line 1 is the first button
        mc_1.line_output.text = "1"; // This text should display
        addChild(mc_1.mc_textbox); // The textbox should display
        break; // If this is not the case, break and check next
        case mc_1.line2:
        mc_1.line_output.text = "2";
        addChild(mc_1.mc_textbox);
        break;
        case mc_1.line3:
        mc_1.line_output.text = "3";
        addChild(mc_1.mc_textbox);
        break;
        case mc_1.line4:
        mc_1.line_output.text = "4";
        addChild(mc_1.mc_textbox);
        break;
/* This case has much more text than the rest, as such the textbox is enlarged for this case only
and changed in position. The line_output dynamic text field is also moved on the Y axis for this.
This is reset to default using the line_out function.
        case mc_1.line5:
        mc_1.line_output.text = "55";
        mc_1.line_output.y = 427.65;
        addChild(mc_1.mc_textbox);
        mc_1.mc_textbox.height = 100;
        mc_1.mc_textbox.y = 417;
        break;
        case mc_1.line6:
        mc_1.line_output.text = "6";
        addChild(mc_1.mc_textbox);
        break;
        case mc_1.line7:
        mc_1.line_output.text = "7";
        addChild(mc_1.mc_textbox);
        break;
        default: // If none of the cases are true, this should display
        mc_1.line_output.text = ""; // line_output should be blank
        addChild(mc_1.mc_textbox); // mc_textbox should be invisible by default
// Removes any text that has been displayed from the Dynamic text box, also resetting the sizes to default.
function line_out(e:MouseEvent):void
        mc_1.line_output.text = "";
        mc_1.line_output.y = 474.65;
        removeChild(mc_1.mc_textbox)
        mc_1.mc_textbox.height = 61.95;
        mc_1.mc_textbox.y = 454;

Flash 8 xml rotator.swf and main timeline frame looping

Hi Y'all -
I have a purchased swf file that randomly rotates images (90
or them) located in an external xml file. It works fine in it's own
swf file.
The author suggested dragging the movie clip to the library
and to the stage. I did that in frame one, on its own layer of my
main swf file, followed by empty keyframes for all other frames in
the main swf. That works too, only showing the rotating logos in
frame one.
However, the stop(); actions on each of the other frames are
ignored, so that going to frame two on the main timeline starts
with the proper content and then continues on to the next frame and
the next. Without the rotator, buttons control the action and I
have no problem.
This link shows the problem -
http://uniconexed.org/bigflash/unicon-05-17-08-newlook.swf
I've tried attaching the swf file and unloading it, using
"create empty movie clip" (my current attempt outlined in the
code), and about a half dozen other ways to no avail.
I think I need to kill "play movie" when someone leaves frame
one (or enters any other frame) even though not all of the 90
images have displayed. It could be some depth issue, or lock root,
I dunno.
To restate, one of two things happen -
1) the scene continues to display the files randomly over top
of the content in the other frames (wrong) but the navigation
buttons work (correct)
or
2) the random images do not display in the other frames
(correct) but the navigation stops at each frame do not work
(wrong) - the swf file scrolls through each of the frames, ignoring
the stop(); at the top of each frame.
Any help that leads to success would be greatly appreciated.
Dan

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Try using...
unloadClip(myContent);
instead of
unloadMovie(myContent);
unloadClip is the proper method to use when removing content
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Accessing class var from main timeline

Hi all! Well I've been working on this for a couple of days
now and just can't seem to get it to work right...... I'm still
getting my feet wet with as3 and like it more and more everytime I
use it.... almost.
Anyways, here's where I'm running into trouble.
Here's a dumbed down version of my project with all the other
usless drivel excluded. Basically what I'm trying to do is declare
a var and give it a value in my class. Then I want to be able to
display that value on the stage and use it in the main timeline.
Seems simple enough....
I need to be able to pass the var from the class to the main
timeline for use.... Any help on this would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks.

kglad, worked like a charm in my short test file... however
in my real world flash file the class takes a short time to
actually compute the value of the variable. If I fire the trace
from the main timeline it will display NaN b/c at the moment it
fires the value of the var doesn't exist b/c it has yet to be
calculated......
I don't really know the best way to delay this... would the
best way be to somehow add an event listener to listen to the var
to see when it is assigned a value?.... I'm open to suggestions.
btw, good catch on the assignment of a string value!!
Thanks!

Control .swf from html

Is there a way to control or communicate with a swf from
outside of that swf. On my page Im loading an .swf and a separate
layer with html. Can I create a link to tell the swf to load a
movie?

Funks Da Burn wrote:
> Is there a way to control or communicate with a swf from
outside of that swf. On my page Im loading an .swf and a separate
layer with html. Can I create a link to tell the swf to load a
movie?
you are looking for LocalConnection
google for "LocalConnection samples" or check the help files
for details.
Tho with all honesty, checking out samples is way more
understandable than
the attached help files.
Best Regards
Urami
"Never play Leap-Frog with a Unicorn."
<urami>
If you want to mail me - DO NOT LAUGH AT MY ADDRESS
</urami>

Jumping from Main Timeline to a specific frame of a MovieClip

Hello there!
I'm a begginer with Flash... and I am attending a course of fundamentals of Flash... so I apologize if my doubt is a too obvious answer to some of you.
The situation is as follows:
I'm using Action Script 2.0 --- I'm obligated to in the course I'm attending.
I have a main timeline that has 3 frames. On the 2nd frame I have a movieclip named mc_nbr. On the 3rd frame I have a button "voltar" that when pressed I want it to "Go and Stop/Play" at frame 3 of the movieclip (that is embedded on frame 2 of the main timeline).
I used the folowing code for the button btn_voltar:
on (press)
    _root.mc_nbr.gotoAndStop("3");
I tried as well with
on (press)
   this.mc_nbr.gotoAndStop("3");
None of them works!
I tried to see wheather the button even works and it does.
I included a input text box and the stament before the code shown above like the one that follows:
feedback.text = "Pressionei o botão!";
So the part missing (and the important one) is jumping to the movieclip. I can't figure out how to do it !!!
I uploaded the "project" at http://www.megaupload.com/?d=A6M581US
Could anyone, please help me.
Thank You for your feedback.

Ron ron,
Thank you for your help... but either I'm not following You or I'm doing something really wrong.
I tried what you suggested but it doesn't solve my problem...
Were we talking about the same button ? (btn_voltar, from the 3rd frame)
Could you take a look at my file in http://www.megaupload.com/?d=A6M581US   ??

How to add button inside move clip and call it from main timeline?

Hi,
On the main timeline I have a movie clip called clock_mc and playBtn
playBtn is placed in the center of clock_mc
When you press playBtn clock_mc starts playing
playBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, playClock);
function playClock(event:MouseEvent):void
    if (event.target == playBtn)
        clock_mc.play();
        playBtn.visible = false;
        trace ("play button was clicked");
This is working fine for me.
But I want to add replayBtn to the last frame of clock_mc and set up the function on main Timeline.
Another words when the clock_mc rich last frame you see replayBtn.
code example:
replayBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, playClock);
    if (event.target == replayBtn)
        clock_mc.play();
        replayBtn.visible = false;
        trace ("replay button was clicked");
I've tryed to placed the replayBtn on the stage on the main timeline and I've set it up to replayBtn.visible = false;
And then I add replayBtn.visible = true; to last AS frame of clock_mc but it wont work
Even when I put the button physically to the last frame of clock_mc it will not work either.
Please help

I've solved the problem:-)
I've set replayBtn.visible = false; on first frame of clock_mc
and replayBtn.visible = true; at the last frame
and than as you sugested I'v add:
clock_mc.replayBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, replayClock);
function replayClock(event:MouseEvent):void
        clock_mc.play();
        trace ("replay button was clicked");
I couldn't see replayBtn at the firs stage because I have clockTween assosiated with clock:
clockTween = new Tween(clock_mc, "x", Regular.easeOut, -469,438, .5, true);
and I had replyBtn in the wrong place so when clock_mc was coming up on the stage replayBtn was on the left side of the stage :/
Now I have to solve only one thing.
Maybe you would have any suggestions please.
I've set up stop(); in a first frame of clock_mc
that when you see clock_mc sliding in it has to wait for playBtn to be clicked
because I have two tween:
        clockTween = new Tween(clock_mc, "x", Regular.easeOut, -469,438, .5, true);
        playTween = new Tween(playBtn, "x", Regular.easeOut, -720,514, .5, true);
        playBtn.visible = true;
so when you click on playBtn:
function playClock(event:MouseEvent):void
    if (event.target == playBtn)
        clock_mc.play();
        playBtn.visible = false;
        trace ("play button was clicked");
everythink is working fine except when I clik on replayBtn it play for I sec because there is stop(); on the first frame of clock_mc

Goto next frame in a movieclip from main timeline button

So what I have is a button (named Next) on the main timeline. I have a movie clip on that frame (on the main timeline) and the movie clip has 3 frames that I want to be able to cycle through using the "Next" button that is on the main timeline. How can I go about doing this?
Thank you,

Thanks kglad! Works like a charm. :-)
I had already named the instance of the movieclip and button so I just needed to change the code to match and it's working great.
One other issue I've come up with now is that when it goes to the 3rd frame of the movieclip and I click next, it doesn't do anything. shouldn't it go back to frame 1 of the movieclip?

Navigating to Frame Label in mc from main timeline

Lets say that in my main timeline, I have a number of frame
labels. On stage I have a movie clip (let's call it bg_mc) which
contains a tweened animation that has been looping repeatedly (so
it has its own timeline with its own frame labels).
I would like this to happen:
- On the main timeline, the playhead enters a specific frame
called "newBackground."
- When that happens, I want the playhead in bg_mc to jump to
the first frame in its timeline, "beginLoop."
How do I accomplish this?
Thanks so much for your help!
David

Now, this brings on another question... that is, what if the
opposite is true?
For instance:
The main timeline plays to a stop(); at frame 10.
At frame 10, a movie clip (countdown_mc) which contains a
countdown timer, begins.
When the timer reaches 00:00, I want to trigger the main
timeline to continue and play the next frame (11).
Thanks again for the great advice,
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Control swf from separate swf in main file

Im loading 2 swfs into my main swf. So I have a top swf and a
bottom swf being loaded in externally into my main swf that makes 3
swfs, 1MAIN swf loading TOP swf & BOTTOM swf.
Is there a way to have the bottom swf control or command the
top swf? I need a button on in the bottom swf to tell the top swf
to load a movie.

in AS2 you can point directly from one to the other with the
correct pathing.
IE:
_level0.TopSwfLoader.content.FunctionToCall();
or
_level0.TopSwfLoader.content.Property = NewPropertyValue;
_level0 takes you to the main swf (_root, but this works
around if lockroot is set)
TopSwfLoader.content is the content of the Loader component
that has your Top.swf loaded into it. If you are not using a Loader
component, then you can change this to the instance name of the
Movie Clip that has the swf loaded into it.
FunctionToCall()/Property is what you want to control. Either
a function call or a property.
In AS3 this works a bit differently. I would dispatch a
custom event from the Bottom swf. Then the main swf would catch
that event, and call the appropriate function/property in the top
swf. I can elaborate more on this if you need.

GotoAndPlay specific frame in external swf from main swf

I have a main swf that loads 2 external swfs.
I click on button to see content of external swf #1 and see stuff. I do something that causes external swf to show other stuff (i.e. not at beginning state)
In the main swf I click on button to see content of external swf #2. External swf #1 content is made invisible and I see content of external swf stuff.
NOW, if I click on button to take me back to see external swf #1, I see it's content in current state. I want to force it to start over again at frame #1 which will reset content.
However, no matter what I try, I can't seem to control which frame to go to in external swf using gotoAndplay.
Here is code in frame #1 of main swf to load external swfs:
//load academic movie
var swfLoader1:Loader = new Loader();
container1.addChild(swfLoader1);
var url1:URLRequest = new URLRequest("academic.swf");
swfLoader1.load(url1);
//load wisdom movie
var swfLoader3:Loader = new Loader();
container3.addChild(swfLoader3);
var url3:URLRequest = new URLRequest("wisdom.swf");
swfLoader3.load(url3);
Here is code in frame 2 of main swf that checks button to see where to go in external swf:
//academic button clicked
function academicClick(event:MouseEvent){
   container3.alpha = 0;
   container3.visible = false;
   container1.visible = true;
   container1.gotoAndPlay(1); //this is where I am trying to force it to start at frame 1
   container1.alpha = 1;
I don't want to reload the external movie to force it to start over.
Any help would be much appreciated.

You can easily control this by making the external swf to load with your movieclip, The below is the code snippet that clear on accessing the specific frame on external swf.
//Loading clips content
var ldr:Loader;
var mcExt:MovieClip;
//Loading
loadswf("external.swf");
function loadswf(tmp:String):void{
    unloadSwf();
    ldr= new Loader();
    ldr.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, progressListener);
    ldr.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, swfLoaded);
    ldr.load(new URLRequest(tmp));
    function progressListener (e:ProgressEvent):void{
        ploader.visible=true;
    function swfLoaded(e:Event):void {
        mcExt = e.target.content as MovieClip;
        ldr.contentLoaderInfo.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, swfLoaded);
        mcExt.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,onEnterfn);
        ploader.visible=false;
        addChild(mcExt);
//UnLoading
function unloadSwf():void{
    if (ldr!=null){
        ldr.unloadAndStop();
        removeChild(mcExt);
        mcExt=null;
//Intervals (The part you work on the specific frame within the external swf
function onEnterfn(e:Event):void{
    var num:int=mcExt.currentFrame;
    if (num==1) mcExt.play();
    if (num==9) {
            mcExt.skipmc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,skipfn);
            function skipfn(e:MouseEvent):void{
                mcExt.stop();
                mcExt.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,onEnterfn);
                gotoAndStop("help");
    if (num==mcExt.totalFrames){
        mcExt.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,onEnterfn);
        gotoAndStop("help");
hope it solve

Controlling swfs from other swfs.

hi there. the site i've designed has a background layer, a
navigation panel layer(menu) and the content is loaded as separate
swf files on levels behind the navigation panel. to allow for
seamless unload of the content i want to control the transition
from the navigation panel layer.
eg. When the user clicks on "Story" button, the navi panel
layer communicates with the content layer (eg. Welcome page), tells
it to play from frames 50-60 and then unload. After this, the
desired content layer (in this case "Story") is loaded into, say
layer 5.
how do i go about coding this in actionscript? i'm slightly
bamboozled by the actual script for it and i'd really appreciate
some direction.

If you load your movieClips into levels, you simply use those
levels to direct them, e.g. _level5.gotoAndPlay(50)
You can't tell a movieClip to play from frame 50 to 60 and
then stop. I mean you could, but judging from the question you ask
I guess you don't want to get into so much complexity.
You tell the clip to play, and the clip should know itself
when to stop. If you want to be a bit more flexible, you can set a
variable in the clip and check it at certain keyframes via
actionscript:
in the controlling clip:
_level5.stopFrame = 60;
_level5.gotoAndPlay(50);
And in the controlled clip in possible stop frames:
if(stopFrame == _currentframe) { stop(); }
You could enable this for every frame via an onEnterFrame
event handler.
Of course you need to tell the controlling clip to continue
in some way, e.g. by sending it to another frame....
This of course is very linear and old style programming, not
object oriented.
It would be better not to load into levels, but into named
movieClips at certain depths. This allows you to use the
movieClipLoader class, and program all that event-driven.

How to access component's control property from main .mxml file

I have a main .mxml while in which i imported custom
"popUpWindow" component using "import component.popUpWindow"
statement. In main .mxml file I display later on that component as
popUp window using popUp manager class. Once component is
displayed, how can i access using actionscript component's
TextInput control (specifically its .text property) from my main
.mxml file?
thanks

I posted this answer elsewhere, maybe it will help:
First, save the new component wherever you keep your
components, let's say you call it "MyPopWindow.mxml"
Assign public variables for the string in both the main app
and the popup.
In your case, in the main app:
Code:
public var myText:String = "whatever the text field should
say.";
and then in the pop up mxml:
Code:
[Bindable]
public var myText;
Then, in the main mxml file:
Code:
// define the window type
private var popWin:MyPopWindow;
private function popMeUp(event:MouseEvent):void{
popWin =MyPopWindow(PopUpManager.createPopUp(this,
MyPopWindow, true));
popWin.myText = myText;
The important things here to notice is the name of the
component (i.e. the file) is used. A variable is created for the
window, and TYPED to your file name. Then you use the constructor
you already had, but again use your type. The "true" is optional
and gives you a modal popup window.
Lastly, assign the variable in the window (I called mine
popWin) to the variable in the main file you want to pass.

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