Importing a SWF file into AS3 FLA

Hi,
I've imported some SWF files I've built, under base class
flash.display.MovieClip, into an AS3 code-only (Flash 9 on
Macintosh) file. The visuals work fine when I call
importedMovieClip.play(), but there's no sound.
My current method is pretty simple:
- Import the SWF into the library with classname
ImportedMovieClip and base class of Movie Clip.
- var importedMovieClip:ImportedMovieClip = new
ImportedMovieClip();
- theBackGroundSpite.addChildAt(importedMovieClip,
theNightSky.numChildren);
- importedMovieClip.play();
I've done a workaround by building and importing separate
soundtracks but since there's a fair bit of animated lip-synching I
am not keen on having to do this twice and would prefer my imported
SWF to bring its soundtrack with it.
Obviously I am missing something ... How do I access the
soundtrack within an imported SWF? Do I setup another SoundChannel
using the imported MovieClip, or is there a MovieClip property I
need to switch on, or is there some other method?
Cheers
Dougal

You do not want to import an swf file. You should either load it in dynamically or copy and paste its timeline into a movieclip symbol in your other file.

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