External .swf Intro ActionScript Problem

I have used a loader component to load to an external .swf
file (an intro animation). Once the external movie finishes playing
I want my parent movie to move to a certain frame on my parent
timeline. Nothing I try seems to work.

So I could use the code that you provided in the timeline of
the intro movie that I am loading into my main timeline?

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Hey guys
I have an External.swf file that is a video. The swf is 1135 frames long and running just fine by itself, stopping as I want when the actionscript says stop(); on the first frame and looping the end of the clip with gotoAndPlay(837).
The preloader SwfLoader.swf linked to the External.swf shows the percentage of bytes loaded as it should. However, it runs the video (sound playing in the background) while the preloader shows the loading progress I think it's because it doesn't load the first frame first.
Once the external swf is loaded, it plays the video again, still ignoring the first actionscript frame that says stop(); and the last frame gotoAndPlay(837).
Thank you.
Here is the preloader's actionscript on the first and only frame:
import flash.geom.*
import flash.display.*
var loadurl:String = "External.swf";
var nDepth:Number = 0;
var nWidth:Number = 200;
var nHeight:Number = 20;
var nPadding:Number = 3;
var cLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var oListener:Object = {onLoadInit:onContentLoaded};
var mcLoader:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("Loader_MC", 0);
var mcContent:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("Content_MC", 1);
var mcLoadBarBg:MovieClip = mcLoader.createEmptyMovieClip("LoadBarBg_MC", nDepth++);
var mcLoadBar:MovieClip = null; //Duplicated later with mcLoadBarBg
var txtPercLoad:TextField = null; //Create after duplication
var cMatrix:Matrix = new Matrix();
mcLoader._alpha = 0;
cMatrix.createGradientBox(nWidth, nHeight, 0, nPadding, nPadding);
cLoader.addListener(oListener);
mcLoader.lineStyle(1, 0x000066, 100);
DrawRect(mcLoader, 0, 0, nWidth, nHeight);
mcLoadBarBg.lineStyle(1, 0x0000FF, 0);
mcLoadBarBg.beginGradientFill("linear", [0x006699, 0x0066FF], [100,100], [0, 255], cMatrix, SpreadMethod.PAD);
DrawRect(mcLoadBarBg, 0, 0, nWidth - nPadding*2, nHeight - nPadding*2);
mcLoadBarBg.endFill();
mcLoadBar = mcLoadBarBg.duplicateMovieClip("LoadBar_MC", nDepth++);
txtPercLoad = mcLoader.createTextField("PercLoad_TXT", nDepth++, 0, 0, nWidth, nHeight);
mcLoadBar._alpha = 80;
mcLoadBarBg._alpha = 30;
Translate(mcTextMask, nPadding, nPadding);
Translate(mcLoadBarBg, nPadding, nPadding);
Translate(mcLoadBar, nPadding, nPadding);
mcLoadBar._xscale = 0;
mcContent._alpha = 0;
mcContent._lockroot = true;
mcLoader._x = Stage.width/2 - mcLoader._width/2;
mcLoader._y = Stage.height/2 - mcLoader._height/2;
txtPercLoad._x = mcLoader._width/2 - txtPercLoad._width/2;
txtPercLoad._y = mcLoader._height/2 - txtPercLoad._height/2;
SetTextFormat(txtPercLoad, "0%");
mcLoader._alpha = 100;
cLoader.loadClip(loadurl, mcContent);
_root.onEnterFrame = function()
   var nBytesLoaded:Number = mcContent.getBytesLoaded();
   var nBytesTotal:Number = mcContent.getBytesTotal();
   var nPercLoaded:Number = Math.round(nBytesLoaded / nBytesTotal * 100);
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   delete oListener;
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      //trace(_root + "::onContentLoaded::_root.onEnterFrame");
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   mc.lineTo(nX,nY+nR);
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   var txtFmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
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   txtFmt.font = "Verdana";
   txtFmt.align = "center";
   txtFmt.size = 11;
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   txtFmt.bold = true;
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Hi kglad,
The external swf is a movieclip (flv embedded with an AS3 layer to control the timeline) exported as an swf file .
The first frame of the external swf is just stop();
I didn't know the proloader code was AS2 though
The preloader works fine with the external swf locally, but the problem happens when I run them from my server.
The external swf itself and its code works fine from the server, both combined don't, so I guess the problem comes from the preloader. Probably because of the AS being 2 insted of 3.

Loading external SWF in Actionscript 2

I am creating an animation within Flash CS4 in Actionscript 2.0 / Flash Player 7
At the moment I have a handler (Movie Clip) called myHolder that is used to play other swf files within one main swf file, when called by a button
Within a button that load the swf into the main timeline - For Example
on (press) { loadMovie("BulletTrainDRAFT.swf", myHolder); }
This works fine with bring other swf files into the main swf file timeline, but when I bring a swf file that has video controls for a video within it, they do not respond within the handler when played, but they do work when that swf file is played within its own external flash player window (The video is within a (Movie Clip) on its own timeline within its design fla)
Video buttons - ActionScript 2.0
btnStop.onPress = function(){ _root.vid.stop(); } btnPlay.onPress = function(){ _root.vid.play(); } btn_fastforward.onPress = function(){ _root.vid.nextFrame(); } btn_Rewind.onPress = function(){ _root.vid.prevFrame(); }
I tried ActionScript 3.0 code as well
Pausebtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,pauseHandler); Stopbtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, stopHandler); Playbtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,playHandler);
function stopHandler(event:MouseEvent):void { // Pause the stream and move the playhead back to // the beginning of the stream. video.gotoAndStop(1); } function playHandler(event:MouseEvent):void { // Pause the stream and move the playhead back to // the beginning of the stream. video.play(); } function pauseHandler(event:MouseEvent):void { // Pause the stream and move the playhead back to // the beginning of the stream. video.stop(); }
Problem I have I think, is that a movie the external swf loads on the existing timeline as a child and doesn't unload the timeline resulting the actionscript not functional, but I can't fix this.

if the loaded swf with video is an as2 swf, add:
this._lockroot=true
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AS3 Unloading external SWF piling up problem

I have two buttons on main SWF what loads and Unload two external SWFs back and forth.
Also one timer function is calling external Screen saver SWF and unload the existing one when no interaction found.
I am using unloadAndStop() function to unload the external SWFs.
But after loading and unloading external SWFs, I am facing piling up or stack overflow problem.
Any help will be highly appreciated.
Thanks
import flash.net.NetConnection;
import flash.net.NetStream;
import flash.media.Video;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import caurina.transitions.*;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.events.*;
var myLoader_Map_1:Loader = new Loader();
var myLoader_Map_2:Loader = new Loader();
var myLoader_Screen_Saver:Loader = new Loader();
var Ss:Boolean = false;
var Maps:Boolean = true;
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ScreenSaver();
function ScreenSaver():void{
var url:URLRequest = new URLRequest("screensaver.swf");
myLoader_Screen_Saver.load(url);
addChild(myLoader_Screen_Saver);
setChildIndex(myLoader_Screen_Saver, 1);
Maps = false;
Ss = true;
function ScreenSaver_Unload():void{
myLoader_Screen_Saver.unloadAndStop();
//--------------------Map Buttons---------------------------------
function MPstart():void{
Tweener.addTween(MC_Maps_Btns,{alpha:1, x:778.25, y:1070.65, time:1, delay:1, transition:"easeOutCubic"});
setChildIndex(MC_Maps_Btns, 2);
MC_Maps_Btns.Btn_Map_1.visible = true;
MC_Maps_Btns.Btn_Map_2.visible = true;
function MPclose():void{
Tweener.addTween(MC_Maps_Btns,{alpha:0, x:778.25, y:1179.85, time:1, transition:"easeOutCubic"});
//--------------------Map 1 ---------------------------------
MC_Maps_Btns.Btn_Map_1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,OpenMap1);
function OpenMap1(e:MouseEvent):void{
var url:URLRequest = new URLRequest("Map_1.swf");
myLoader_Map_1.load(url);
myLoader_Map_1.alpha = 1;
addChild(myLoader_Map_1);
setChildIndex(myLoader_Map_1, 2);
myLoader_Map_2.unloadAndStop();
ScreenSaver_Unload();
Maps = true;
Ss = false;
MC_Maps_Btns.Btn_Map_1.visible = false;
MC_Maps_Btns.Btn_Map_2.visible = true;
//--------------------Map 1 ---------------------------------
MC_Maps_Btns.Btn_Map_2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,OpenMap2);
function OpenMap2(e:MouseEvent):void {
var url:URLRequest = new URLRequest("Map_2.swf");
myLoader_Map_2.load(url);
myLoader_Map_2.alpha = 1;
addChild(myLoader_Map_2);
setChildIndex(myLoader_Map_2, 2);
myLoader_Map_1.unloadAndStop();
ScreenSaver_Unload();
Maps = true;
Ss = false;
MC_Maps_Btns.Btn_Map_2.visible = false;
MC_Maps_Btns.Btn_Map_1.visible = true;
//--------------------Timer ---------------------------------
var inactiveTime:int = 10000;
var t:Timer = new Timer(inactiveTime);
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, onMouseDown1);
t.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, onTimer);
t.start();
function onMouseDown1(e:MouseEvent):void {
t.reset();
t.start();
trace("Interaction detected");
function onTimer(e:TimerEvent):void {
handleInactivity();
function handleInactivity():void {
trace('You\'re inactive.');
if (Maps == true){
myLoader_Map_1.unloadAndStop();
myLoader_Map_2.unloadAndStop();
else{
trace("No Maps");
if (Ss == false ){
ScreenSaver();
MPclose();
else{
trace("ScreenSaver already loaded");

This is how I applied
import flash.net.NetConnection;
import flash.net.NetStream;
import flash.media.Video;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import caurina.transitions.*;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.events.*;
var myLoader_Map_1:Loader = new Loader();
var myLoader_Map_2:Loader = new Loader();
var myLoader_Screen_Saver:Loader = new Loader();
var Ss:Boolean = false;
var Maps:Boolean = true;
//--------------------Screen Saver---------------------------------
function unloadAllF():void{
if(myLoader_Screen_Saver.content){
myLoader_Screen_Saver.unloadAndStop();
trace("ss unloaded");
if(myLoader_Map_1.content){
myLoader_Map_1.unloadAndStop();
trace("map_1 unloaded");
if(myLoader_Map_2.content){
myLoader_Map_2.unloadAndStop();
trace("map_2 unloaded");
//etc
ScreenSaver();
function ScreenSaver():void{
var url_ss:URLRequest = new URLRequest("screensaver.swf");
unloadAllF();
myLoader_Screen_Saver.load(url_ss);
addChild(myLoader_Screen_Saver);
setChildIndex(myLoader_Screen_Saver, 1);
Maps = false;
Ss = true;
function ScreenSaver_Unload():void{
myLoader_Screen_Saver.unloadAndStop();
//--------------------Map Buttons---------------------------------
function MPstart():void{
Tweener.addTween(MC_Maps_Btns,{alpha:1, x:778.25, y:1070.65, time:1, delay:1, transition:"easeOutCubic"});
setChildIndex(MC_Maps_Btns, 2);
MC_Maps_Btns.Btn_Map_1.visible = true;
MC_Maps_Btns.Btn_Map_2.visible = true;
function MPclose():void{
Tweener.addTween(MC_Maps_Btns,{alpha:0, x:778.25, y:1179.85, time:1, transition:"easeOutCubic"});
//--------------------Map 1 ---------------------------------
MC_Maps_Btns.Btn_Map_1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,OpenMap1);
function OpenMap1(e:MouseEvent):void{
var url_map_1:URLRequest = new URLRequest("Map_1.swf");
unloadAllF();
myLoader_Map_1.load(url_map_1);
myLoader_Map_1.alpha = 1;
addChild(myLoader_Map_1);
setChildIndex(myLoader_Map_1, 2);
myLoader_Map_2.unloadAndStop();
ScreenSaver_Unload();
Maps = true;
Ss = false;
MC_Maps_Btns.Btn_Map_1.visible = false;
MC_Maps_Btns.Btn_Map_2.visible = true;
//--------------------Map 1 ---------------------------------
MC_Maps_Btns.Btn_Map_2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,OpenMap2);
function OpenMap2(e:MouseEvent):void {
var url_map_2:URLRequest = new URLRequest("Map_2.swf");
unloadAllF();
myLoader_Map_2.load(url_map_2);
myLoader_Map_2.alpha = 1;
addChild(myLoader_Map_2);
setChildIndex(myLoader_Map_2, 2);
myLoader_Map_1.unloadAndStop();
ScreenSaver_Unload();
Maps = true;
Ss = false;
MC_Maps_Btns.Btn_Map_2.visible = false;
MC_Maps_Btns.Btn_Map_1.visible = true;
//--------------------Timer ---------------------------------
var inactiveTime:int = 10000;
var t:Timer = new Timer(inactiveTime);
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, onMouseDown1);
t.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, onTimer);
t.start();
function onMouseDown1(e:MouseEvent):void {
t.reset();
t.start();
trace("Interaction detected");
function onTimer(e:TimerEvent):void {
handleInactivity();
function handleInactivity():void {
trace('You\'re inactive.');
if (Maps == true){
myLoader_Map_1.unloadAndStop();
myLoader_Map_2.unloadAndStop();
else{
trace("No Maps");
if (Ss == false ){
ScreenSaver();
MPclose();
else{
trace("ScreenSaver already loaded");

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I´m having a few problems with my project which i although it work it has some unpleasant bugs that i´m trying to solve for days.
When i load external swf´s they show up on top of the Menu button.Maybe because the button i´m pressing is inside the same movieclip as the Menu.
Explaining better here´s a little diagram of my site:
con2 MC (Instance of Menu) ---> cont3 MC (Instance of subMenu) and mainButton MC (Instance of Main)
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package {
    import com.greensock.TweenLite;
    import com.greensock.TweenMax;
    import com.greensock.*;
    import com.greensock.easing.*;
    import flash.display.*;
    import flash.events.*;
    import flash.display.MovieClip;
    import fl.transitions.*;
    import fl.transitions.easing.*;
    import flash.net.URLRequest;
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        con2.mainButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, onOut);
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                        rotationY:(-70 +(145*distx)),
                        rotationX:(70 -(145*disty)),
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package {
    import com.greensock.TweenLite;
    import com.greensock.TweenMax;
    import com.greensock.*;
    import com.greensock.easing.*;
    import flash.display.*;
    import flash.events.*;
    import flash.display.MovieClip;
    import flash.net.URLRequest;
    import flash.display.Loader;
    import flash.events.Event;
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        public function subMenu() {
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            menu2.buttonMode = true;
            menu3.buttonMode = true;
            menu4.buttonMode = true;
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             menu2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,link2);
             menu3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,link3);
             menu4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,link4);
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            var mLoader:Loader = new Loader();
            var mRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("AugmentedReality_v1.swf");
            mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onCompleteHandler);
            mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, onProgressHandler);
            mLoader.load(mRequest);
function onCompleteHandler(e:Event):void {
var swf:DisplayObject = e.target.content;
swf.x = -400;
swf.y = -300;
addChild(swf);
function onProgressHandler(mProgress:ProgressEvent)
       var percent:Number = mProgress.bytesLoaded/mProgress.bytesTotal;
       trace(percent);
startLoad();
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            function startLoad()
            var mLoader:Loader = new Loader();
            var mRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("Fotos.swf");
            mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onCompleteHandler);
            mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, onProgressHandler);
            mLoader.load(mRequest);
function onCompleteHandler(e:Event):void {
var swf:DisplayObject = e.target.content;
swf.x = -400;
swf.y = -300;
addChild(swf);
function onProgressHandler(mProgress:ProgressEvent)
       var percent:Number = mProgress.bytesLoaded/mProgress.bytesTotal;
       trace(percent);
startLoad();
        function link3(e:MouseEvent) {
        function link4(e:MouseEvent){
            function startLoad()
            var mLoader:Loader = new Loader();
            var mRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("Texto.swf");
            mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onCompleteHandler);
            mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, onProgressHandler);
            mLoader.load(mRequest);
function onCompleteHandler(e:Event):void {
var swf:DisplayObject = e.target.content;
swf.x = -400;
swf.y = -300;
addChild(swf);
function onProgressHandler(mProgress:ProgressEvent)
       var percent:Number = mProgress.bytesLoaded/mProgress.bytesTotal;
       trace(percent);
startLoad();
Like i said the swf´s show up on top of the Menu and i need it to dissapear.
Also i want to unload the swf currently in scene so that when i load another one they don´t pile on top of each other.
Pls help. Thanks

Oh btw, i´m having an error 1069 Property TransitionManager not found in subMenu and there is no default value
at fl.transitions::TransitionManager$/start()
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3.0
I have two swf files, both interactive. During playback of
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to trigger a switch to fullscreen mode. The second swf is
non-linear and requires user input to jump to the appropriate frame
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Actionscript (this.stop(), this.gotoAndPlay(), etc.) embedded in
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The code I am using is:
// --- this is the code contained in the first swf file
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addChild(loader);
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I can only guess if its a layer / stacking problem or not, but I have a main fla file that loads three external SWF's, all ontop of each other, three buttons for each movie, that designate that movie is the visible one playing.
It's basically a portfolio site. You can see the site here
www.tvnstudios.com/loadvis.html
Why aren't the movies playing smoothly? The FPS rate is the same for all three of the external SWF's and for the main fla that is loading them.
Can anyone help?
I'd be so grateful!
Thanks,
-T
p.s. I'm including the fla file that has the actionscript that loads the movies. It's a small code, but maybe the error is in there somewhere...

If you are loading all of the files and they are all playing at the same time, that could be the problem. Invisible files still eat up their share of the processor if they are left in a playing mode.
I am unable to determine there is any slowness, primarily due to not knowing what the first one is supposed to be doing and the others appear to be flip book implementations that work fine as long as they are only the couple of pages I can see.

Problem with volume handle and external SWF

Hello I'm having 2 problems.
The first is that when loading an external swf in my main SWF I get this in the output window:
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at audio_fla::list_1/frame1()
at flash.display::Sprite/constructChildren()
at flash.display::Sprite()
at flash.display::MovieClip()
at audio_fla::MainTimeline()
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at audio_fla::MainTimeline/frame1()
But it still works. Its an mp3 player.
The other problem is that the loaded SWF has a volume controller. When I test the external SWF by itself it works fine. When I load it on my main SWF when I start to drag the handle on my volume slider and MOUSE_UP outside the handle it still keep dragging the handle.
The code of my main SWF is:
import caurina.transitions.*;
var _currentCategory:String = "";
var percent:String = "";
var loader = new Loader();
loader.name="videoLoader";
loadermc.visible=false;
cat.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, onOverCat);
cat.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, onOutCat);
cat.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClickCat);
btnback.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, onOverCat);
btnback.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, onOutCat);
btnback.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClickBack);
cat.buttonMode = true;
btnback.buttonMode = false;
btnback.visible = false;
function onOverCat(e:MouseEvent):void{
     Tweener.addTween(e.target, {alpha:.5 , time:.5});
function onOutCat(e:MouseEvent):void{
     Tweener.addTween(e.target, {alpha:.25 , time:.5});
function onClickBack(e:MouseEvent):void{
     loader.unloadAndStop();
     loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, ioErrorHandler);
     lcontent.visible = false;
     cat.visible = true;
     Tweener.addTween(cat, {alpha:1, time:1});
     btnback.buttonMode = false;
     btnback.visible = false;
     cat.buttonMode = true;
     toptxt.text = "SELECCIONE UNA CATEGORIA"
function onClickCat(e:MouseEvent):void{
     lcontent.visible=true;
     cat.buttonMode = false;
     Tweener.addTween(cat, {alpha:0, time:1, onComplete:function(){
                              cat.visible = false;
                              btnback.buttonMode = true;
                              btnback.visible = true;
                                   loaderTweenIn(e.target.name);
function loaderTweenIn (c:String):void{
     var category:String = c+".swf";
     trace(category);
     loader.load(new URLRequest(category));
     loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener (Event.COMPLETE, movieLoaded);
        loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, movieProgress);
function ioErrorHandler(e:IOErrorEvent):void{
     trace("ioErrorHanlder: "+e);
function movieLoaded(e:Event):void{
     trace("The movie has loaded");
     lcontent.addChild(loader);
     loadermc.visible=false;
function movieProgress(e:ProgressEvent):void{
     loadermc.visible = true;
//     percent=String(Math.floor(e.bytesLoaded / e.bytesTotal * 100)) + "%";
     trace("The movie is loading "+Math.floor(e.bytesLoaded / e.bytesTotal * 100));
The code on my external SWF is:
import caurina.transitions.*;
volume_mc.slider_mc.buttonMode = true;
var myXML:XML;
var thb:Thbs;
var myThumbs:XMLList;
var totalThumbs:Number;
var thumbHeight:Number=50;
var i:uint = 0;
var preloader:LoaderAnim;
var yCounter:Number = 0;
var container:MovieClip;
var musicReq:URLRequest;
var music:Sound = new Sound();
var sc:SoundChannel;
var currentSound:Sound = music;
var pos:Number;
var songPlaying:Boolean = false;
var songlist:XMLList;
var currentIndex:Number = 0;
mc_sound.mute.visible=false;
var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
///////////////////////////PLAYLIST//////////////////
function initMediaPlayer(e:Event):void{
     myXML = new XML(xmlLoader.data);
     myThumbs = myXML.*;
     totalThumbs = myThumbs.length();
     trace("The total thumbs are "+totalThumbs);
     createContainer();
     callThumbs();
xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest("audio.xml"));
function createContainer():void{
     container = new MovieClip();
     list.ch.addChild(container);
     container.y = 0;
     container.x = 0;
     container.buttonMode = true;
function onOver(e:MouseEvent):void{
     var t:Loader = Loader(e.target);
     Tweener.addTween(t, {alpha:.5, time:1});
function onOut(e:MouseEvent):void{
     var t:Loader = Loader(e.target);
     Tweener.addTween(t, {alpha:1, time:1});
function callThumbs():void{
          var thumbURL = myThumbs[i].@thumb;
          var thumbTitle:String = myThumbs[i].@title;
          var thumbDesc:String = myThumbs[i];
          trace("Loading "+thumbURL);
          trace("Title "+thumbTitle);
          trace("Desc "+thumbDesc);
          var thumbLoader = new Loader();
          thumbLoader.load(new URLRequest(thumbURL));
          thumbLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, thumbLoaded);
          thumbLoader.name=i;
          thumbLoader.x=5;
          thumbLoader.y=5;
          thb = new Thbs();
          container.addChild(thb);
          thb.thb_title.htmlText = thumbTitle;
          thb.thb_desc.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
          thb.thb_desc.htmlText = thumbDesc;
          thb.y = (thumbHeight+2)*yCounter;
          preloader = new LoaderAnim();
          preloader.x = thb.x + 20;
          preloader.y = thb.y+ 20;
          container.addChild(preloader);
          yCounter++;
function thumbLoaded(e:Event):void{
     var thbx:Loader = Loader(e.target.loader);
     thb.addChild(thbx);
     thbx.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, onOver);
     thbx.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, onOut);
     container.removeChild(preloader);
     i++;
     if (i<totalThumbs){
          callThumbs();
     if (i==totalThumbs){
          startAudio();
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, initMediaPlayer);
///////////////////////////////////////AUDIO//////////////////////////
function startAudio():void{
     songlist = myXML.*;;//this is the same as myXML.*;
     trace("This is the first song "+songlist[0].@song);
     musicReq = new URLRequest(songlist[0].@song);
     music.load(musicReq);
     sc = music.play();
     sc.addEventListener(Event.SOUND_COMPLETE, nextSong);
next_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, nextSong);
prev_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, prevSong);
pause_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,pauseSong);
stop_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,stopSong);
function nextSong(e:Event):void
     if (currentIndex < (songlist.length() - 1))
          currentIndex++;
     else
          currentIndex = 0;
     var nextReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest(songlist[currentIndex].@song);
     var nextTitle:Sound = new Sound(nextReq);
     sc.stop();
     sc = nextTitle.play();
     songPlaying = true;
     currentSound = nextTitle;
     sc.addEventListener(Event.SOUND_COMPLETE, nextSong);
function prevSong(e:Event):void
     if (currentIndex > 0)
          currentIndex--;
     else
          currentIndex = songlist.length() - 1;
     var nextReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest(songlist[currentIndex].@song);
     var prevTitle:Sound = new Sound(nextReq);
     sc.stop();
     sc = prevTitle.play();
     songPlaying = true;
     currentSound = prevTitle;
     sc.addEventListener(Event.SOUND_COMPLETE, nextSong);
function pauseSong(e:Event):void
     pos = sc.position;
     sc.stop();
     songPlaying = false;
     play_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,playSong);
function playSong(e:Event):void
     if(songPlaying == false)
          sc = currentSound.play(pos);
          sc.addEventListener(Event.SOUND_COMPLETE, nextSong);
          songPlaying = true;
          play_btn.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,playSong);
function stopSong(e:Event):void
     sc.stop();
     pos = 0;
     songPlaying = false;
     play_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,playSong);
///////////////////////////////VOLUME/////////////////////////////
var xOffset:Number;
var xMin:Number = 0;
var xMax:Number = volume_mc.track.width;
volume_mc.slider_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, sliderDown);
volume_mc.slider_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, sliderUp);
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, sliderUp);
function sliderDown(e:MouseEvent):void{
     stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, sliderMove);
     xOffset = mouseX - volume_mc.slider_mc.x;
function sliderUp(e:MouseEvent):void{
     stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, sliderMove);
function sliderMove(e:MouseEvent):void{
     volume_mc.slider_mc.x = mouseX - xOffset;
     if(volume_mc.slider_mc.x<=xMin){
          volume_mc.slider_mc.x = xMin;
     if(volume_mc.slider_mc.x>=xMax){
          volume_mc.slider_mc.x = xMax;
     var vol:Number = volume_mc.slider_mc.x*.01;
     var st:SoundTransform = new SoundTransform(vol,0);
     sc.soundTransform = st;
     trace("The volume is "+vol);
     if(vol==0){
          mc_sound.mute.visible=true;
     }else{
          mc_sound.mute.visible=false;
     e.updateAfterEvent();

I found the solution.

AS3 load external swf problem, please help...

Hey guys, I am really in need of an answer here. I would tremendously grateful if someone has the answer. I'll keep it simple and right to the point:
1. I have created "index.swf" in AS3. Has it's own "MainClass" class.
2. I created "holder.swf" which is the main landing page. Has 2 buttons, for the viewer to load the site in fullscreen or standard.
3. In the timeline of "holder.swf" I have created 2 frames, 1st frame containing the buttons, second frame containing the AS3 external swf loader script.
It does not seem to want to load my "index.swf".
I have tested a million different ways, it load other swf's just fine, AS2 and AS3, but for some strange reason it just will NOT load "index.swf".
This is driving me crazy, I have a feeling it has something to do with a class conflict. I have tried (import MainClass;) in the first frame of "holder.swf" and no luck.
PLEASE GUYS, LET ME KNOW IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER!
THANK YOU SO MUCHO.
Michael

Hey kglad,
Thanks for the quick reply!
Well here is the problem... With the exception of a few things I need to update, as well as implementing some better preloaders etc... the site is running alright...
About a week ago I decided that I wanted to site to start with the above landing page. A simple "holder.swf" which would give the viewer something to look at before entering the site... (ideally I want to find a script that will begin loading "index.swf" while the viewer is still on "holder.swf", but I'll figure that out later).
Anyhow, I created "holder.swf" as I have many times before, and for some reason it does not seem to want to load "index.swf" into the second frame when instructed to do so... does that make sense?
So... ideally I would like the site to start on the above graphic, then once the button is clicked, "index.swf" opens up...
It's driving me crazy, because my code works on other swf's I've tested it with, just not with index.swf, which leads me to believe there is something in the MainClass.as file which is causing it not to load...
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M

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loadMovie("photos-color.swf", "color");
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I've just added some external swf.'s to my site which contain
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Hey batchas07,
Thanks for getting back to me. Erm, I'm pretty new to flash,
(the actionscript side of it anyway), so I didn't really follow
your first solution. I'm currently using Flash MX so would that
still work?
I read somewhere else to try the 'this._lockroot = true;'
script in the first frame of my external swfs. but this doesn't
seem to have done the trick either?
To give you a bit more of an idea, I'm building a site which
has five links at the bottom of the stage which each take you to a
different container movie clip, (each with an instance name of
'holder'), which each of the external swfs load in to. I'm using
the (loadMovie("external.swf", "holder") ) method of getting the
movies. All the movies load in fine, but as some of them are
slideshows with movie clips inside them I'm guessing their paths
will all be wrong which is why they don't work. The only way I have
managed to make the main movie recognize the external swfs is to
add 'holder.' after '_root.' to all the paths to buttons and movie
clips in these external swfs, but doing this to all of them will
take a long time.
Really not sure why the 'this._lockroot = true' method isn't
working out for me???
Thanks again for the help.

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