Flash Scripting

Hi all,
Can anyone give me the action script to load wmv movie in
flash window.
Saxena

I'm having the same problem but adding this._lockroot = true isn't working.
I'm adding an old sfw (flash player 6, AS1) to captivate 4. This flash file has a drag and drop activity and has this clip even on the root level.
onClipEvent (enterFrame)
    if (_root.currAns == 6)
        allDone = 1;
        _root.currAns = _root.currAns + 1;
    } // end if
    if (allDone == 1)
        if (_root.correct._currentframe == 1)
            _root.congrats.gotoAndPlay(2);
            allDone = 0;
        } // end if
    } // end if
I tried changing the _root to this. but that didn't work either.
This is driving me crazy so if anybody knows a quick fix i would love to hear from you.
thanks

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Dear all, I hope someone can help.
I am placing Flash created sections into a Captivate e-learning module and although my Flash (MX) file works perfectly in Flash (SWF), parts of it stop working when placed within Captivate (CP4)
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I'm having the same problem but adding this._lockroot = true isn't working.
I'm adding an old sfw (flash player 6, AS1) to captivate 4. This flash file has a drag and drop activity and has this clip even on the root level.
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I tried changing the _root to this. but that didn't work either.
This is driving me crazy so if anybody knows a quick fix i would love to hear from you.
thanks

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Compiler errors: I have attempted to correct Source according to the suggestions by the compiler errors to no avail.
The SOURCE CODE appears below the COMPILER ERRORS.
Symbol 'slidingMenu', Layer 'as', Frame 1, Line 32, Column 17
1084: Syntax error: expecting identifier before greaterthan.
Symbol 'slidingMenu', Layer 'as', Frame 1, Line 46, Column 10
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1084: Syntax error: expecting identifier before greaterthan.
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1084: Syntax error: expecting identifier before greaterthan.
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1084: Syntax error: expecting identifier before greaterthan.
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1084: Syntax error: expecting rightparen before leftbrace.
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========================================================================================== ================================
Source for slidingMenu
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for (var i = 1; i<=7; i++) {
var cBox:MovieClip = eval('box'+i);
xkoord = cBox.my_x;
if (_root.splash_flag == 1) {
if (boxNumber == 1) {
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if (i<>boxNumber) {
if (i<boxNumber) {
_root.myTween = new Tween(cBox, "_x", Strong.easeOut, cBox._x, xkoord-small_height_over, time_for_animation2, false);
cBox.my_x = xkoord-small_height_over;
} else {
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cBox.my_x = xkoord+small_height_over;
_root.myTween.onMotionFinished = function() {
_root.my_motion_finished = 1;
slidingMenu.RollOutBoxes = function(boxNumber:Number) {
if (_root.link<>boxNumber) {
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//cBox.title_main.gotoAndPlay("s2");
cBox.title_main.gotoAndPlay("s2");
for (var i = 1; i<=7; i++) {
var cBox:MovieClip = eval('box'+i);
xkoord = cBox.my_x;
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} else {
slidingMenu.move_all(-126);
if (i<>boxNumber) {
if (i<boxNumber) {
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_root.pic_num = 1;
_root.pic_num2_prev = _root.pic_num2;
_root.pic_num2 = 1;
_root.pic_num3_prev = _root.pic_num3;
_root.pic_num3 = 1;
_root.pic_num4_prev = _root.pic_num4;
_root.pic_num4 = 1;
if (_root.pic_num_prev<>1 or _root.pic_num2_prev<>1 or _root.pic_num3_prev<>1 or _root.pic_num4_prev<>1) {
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cBox2.pages.gotoAndPlay(cBox2.pages._totalframes-cBox2.pages._currentframe);
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if (i<=boxNumber) {
_root.myTween = new Tween(cBox, "_x", Back.easeOut, cBox._x, (k)*(small_height)-200, time_for_animation, false);
cBox.my_x = (k)*(small_height)-200;
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_root.pic_num = 1;
_root.pic_num2_prev = _root.pic_num2;
_root.pic_num2 = 1;
_root.pic_num3_prev = _root.pic_num3;
_root.pic_num3 = 1;
_root.pic_num4_prev = _root.pic_num4;
_root.pic_num4 = 1;
if (_root.pic_num_prev<>1 or _root.pic_num2_prev<>1 or _root.pic_num3_prev<>1 or _root.pic_num4_prev<>1) {
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//_root.myTween = new Tween(cBox, "_x", Back.easeOut, cBox._x, xkoord-small_height_over, 1, false);
_root.myTween.continueTo(1, 1);
slidingMenu.move_all = function(num) {
var cBox:MovieClip = _root.box1;
_root.myTween_move_all = new Tween(cBox, "_x", Back.easeOut, cBox._x, num, 25, false);
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