Load an SWF and control

Hi,
I want to know if you can load an SWF into another SWF and
control it for example:
load SWF b into SWF a and control SWF b from SWF a
is this possible because I want to be able to trigger a
particular mc or frame in SWF b but do it from SWF a?
Cheers
Scott
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yes and yes: wait until loading is complete and then
reference the target movieclip or _level of your loadMovie(),
loadMovieNum() or loadClip() method.

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yes and yes: wait until loading is complete and then
reference the target movieclip or _level of your loadMovie(),
loadMovieNum() or loadClip() method.

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I'm in need of some tutorials/examples for loading external
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movie.
I have actionscript and alot of interactive features within
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how to code and path the AS from them to work in the main timeline.
I'm also open to using loadMovieNum and working with levels
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OK.
Here is the starting point:
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Hi All,
I am tearing my hair out; I simply want a button when
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Kind Regards,
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computerProtection_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,
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would be nice!
Kind Regards,
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