Controlling Embedded Captivate SWFs

Hi:
I have a SWF (SWF A) that I'm loading into a movieclip
(Movieclip C)which is part of another SWF (SWF B). Basically, SWF B
functions as a player, with play and pause controls. These controls
control Movieclip C where the external SWF A is loaded into.
Normally, I have had no problem with this and it always
works. At run time, when you click the pause button on SWF B, a
stop() command is issued to Movieclip C, which stops the play of
the external movieclip (SWF A) loaded into it.
However, I did a screen capture with Captivate and published
it as a SWF. I loaded this SWF (SWF A) into Movieclip C in SWF B at
run time. However, clicking the controls on SWF I created has NO
EFFECT on the SWF I created in Captivate. It just keeps playing.
I guess all SWFs are NOT created equal. How can I make this
work?
By the way, I do not want to use the embedded controls that
come with Captivate.
Loren
“The only real mistake is the one from which we learn
nothing." - John Powell

Loren,
> Normally, I have had no problem with this and it
> always works.
Good.
> However, I did a screen capture with Captivate and
> published it as a SWF. I loaded this SWF (SWF A)
> into Movieclip C in SWF B at run time. However,
> clicking the controls on SWF I created has NO EFFECT
> on the SWF I created in Captivate.
I'll bet it does have an effect, but you just don't see the
effect
you're expecting.
> It just keeps playing.
> I guess all SWFs are NOT created equal. How can I
> make this work?
A SWF is a SWF is a SWF. They are all created equal, from a
certain
point of view. Flash Paper SWFs are just SWFs, at bottom,
even though they
have additional functionality. Captivate SWFs are also just
SWFs -- which
means they must adhere to the MovieClip class, all of whose
methods,
properties, and events are listed in the "MovieClip class"
entry of the
ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference.
It may be that Captivate nests its SWFs, so that you need to
adjust your
target when telling a given movie clip container what to do.
Would you show
the exact ActionScript you're using?
David
stiller (at) quip (dot) net
Dev essays:
http://www.quip.net/blog/
"Luck is the residue of good design."

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