Listen for a variable in externally-loaded interactive swf

Hi,
I'd like to set a variable inside an externally-loaded swf created in Flash Professional that is playing inside a Flex 4 application. The swf will "signal" the end of an interaction (using a s:SWFLoader). Once the variable is set (by arriving at a particular frame inside the externally-loaded swf, I'd like my Flex 4 application to "know" and take action to unload the swf and then "navigate" to another state with a new Flex-based interraction.
Perhaps a step-based illustration will be more clear:
1. Clicking a textfield inside a Flex 4 application loads a custom component that uses an <s:SWFLoader> to load an external SWF that includes buttons to navigate through frames in a "slideshow" fashion.
2. Once the end of the "slideshow" is reached, a variable is instantiated by
var swfEND:String = "swfDne";
3. I'd like my Flex 4 calling application to know when this event occurs, then I'd like the sef to unload and Flex to goto another state.
Any help, particularly on how to detect events in external swfs from Flex will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Doug

wanaryd,
> In my main timeline on frames this variable is changed
> (color = "red";) When the main timeline changes to a
> different location a new color is set. How do I make the
> movie clip listen for the color variable to change?
When the timeline changes to a different location, something
in that new
location changes the value of your color variable -- so why
not just update
the code in that location (or those locations) and have them
perform the
functionality that depends on the variable's value?
In any case, you should be able to use the Object.watch()
method.
Instead of creating a simple variable, create an instance of
the Object
class, then use the Object.watch() method to keep an eye on
things.
http://my.opera.com/darylducharme/blog/2007/02/13/the-object-watch-method
David Stiller
Co-author, Foundation Flash CS3 for Designers
http://tinyurl.com/2k29mj
"Luck is the residue of good design."

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          //Update the count
          count++;
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addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, moveCarousel);
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     for (var i:uint = 0; i < menuItems.length; i++) {
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          //Calculate a scale ratio
          var scaleRatio = focalLength/(focalLength + menuItem.zpos3D);
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          menuItem.y=vanishingPointY+menuItem.ypos3D*scaleRatio;
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          setChildIndex(menuItems[i], i);
//This function is called when a mouse is over an item
function mouseOverItem(e:Event):void {
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     TweenMax.to(e.target, 0.1, {alpha: 1, glowFilter:{color:0xffffff, alpha:1, blurX:60, blurY:60},blurFilter:{blurX:0, blurY:0}});
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function mouseOutItem(e:Event):void {
     //Tween the item's properties
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//This function is called when an item is clicked
function itemClicked(e:Event):void {
     //Navigate to the URL that's assigned to the menu item
     var urlRequest:URLRequest=new URLRequest(e.target.linkTo);
     navigateToURL(urlRequest);

Hi Ned thanks for the reply,
Ok so I have a button in my main movie that loads the external swf
stop();
var my_loader:Loader = new Loader();
var my_btn:Button = new Button();
var my_pb:ProgressBar = new ProgressBar();
my_pb.source = my_loader.contentLoaderInfo;
my_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,startLoading);
function startLoading(e:MouseEvent):void{
my_loader.load(new URLRequest("carousel.swf"));
addChild(my_pb);
my_loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, finishloading);
function finishloading(e:Event):void{
addChild(my_loader);
my_loader.addEventListener("killMe",
killLoadedClip);
removeChild(my_pb);
function killLoadedClip(e:Event):void {
my_loader.removeEventListener("killMe",
killLoadedClip);
my_loader.unloadAndStop();
removeChild(my_loader);
Then I have a button in my loaded swf that closes the loader
This is spread over 2 frames
Frame1
function closeIt(e:MouseEvent):void {
parent.dispatchEvent(newEvent("killMe"));
Frame 2
back_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, closeIt);
Frame 2 also holds all the code for the carousel
Thanks for your time and help in advance people ; )

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