Importing fl.controls causes external .swfs to crash

Hello,
I've discovered that if I use fl.controls.* classes in my AS3
code, and then load an external .SWF that uses something like
fl.controls.combobox, I will get a crash when clicking on the
combobox.
The crash is as follows:
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of
a null object reference.
at fl.containers::BaseScrollPane/drawBackground()
at fl.controls::List/draw()
at
fl.core::UIComponent/drawNow()[fl\core\UIComponent.as:1198]
at fl.controls::List/scrollToIndex()
at fl.controls::SelectableList/scrollToSelected()
at fl.controls::ComboBox/open()
at fl.controls::ComboBox/onToggleListVisibility()
I am not creating new fl.controls.* objects in my AS3 code, I
am merely trying to type them correctly so I can reference them in
code. For example, with the following code, the app crashes:
public function getButton(buttonNum:int):Button
return mDialog["button" + buttonNum];
If I change that code to return Object instead of Button, the
code works fine.
Any thoughts???

thanks….maybe it isn't a actual kernel panic….I was not sure what to call it….the old kernel panic were in UNIX code…this is a SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REBOOTED
and it is only with LIGHTROOM
no other app causes this.
I can't find the copy paste of the actual SYSTEM REPORT
I will try to repeat it…..and copy it for everyone to see today….
thanks
I greatly appreciate your help
jsm

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heart ways wrote:
> Ok say I have a big comeplete Flash website.
>
> The website is composed of:
> -The main stage
> -Movie Clip that loads external swfs 1 (let's call this
"A")
> -Movie Clip that loads external swfs 2 (let's call this
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>
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>
> I hope I was clear.
>
> So it is possible, how would the paths be written?
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