Load SWF on stage with button

Hallo everybody,
I am a new Flash user so please forgive me if my question is
a bit "simple". I want to obtain a flash button that can load SWF
file on stage in a precise position without taking tha button
place. As example please click www.suit-e.de . I have read about
loadMovie e loadMovieNum but I do not not if I am in the right
place. Thank you

To do that you need to design the whole website using the
keyframes and some tweening technics, you dont really need much
complicated actionscript/loadmovie etc. Get to know alittle more
about tweening and using the keyframes plus imagination.
Good luck.

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So what I'm trying to do is when an external swf is loaded that has buttons on it, I need those buttons to communicate with the main timeline and remove a mc that is on the Stage. I need the currently loaded swf(s) to be able to do this. So whatever the currently loaded external swf is that's loaded, I need it to talk to the main timeline. (I have quite a few external swfs that need to do this) So I imagine I need to somehow target the currently loaded external swf to get it to talk to the main timeline.
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        TweenMax.to(index.mcholder,1, {alpha: .5});
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You can use the event dispatcher to communicate between external swfs and a main timeline,
like so:
//in an external swf
//Once loaded
function onLoadComplete(event:Event):void
     //dispatch an event in the form of a string
     dispatchEvent(new Event("Talk to Main Timeline"));
//On the Main timeline
//listen for "Talk to Main Timeline"
stage.addEventListener("Talk to Main Timeline", listenForCallsFromExternalFiles, true);
//if the event is heard, do this:
function listenForCallsFromExternalFiles(e:Event):void
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hope that helps,
~chipleh

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Scene 1
1046: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: Popup1Btn.
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var popup1:Popup1
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-dean

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-dean

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:WindowedApplication xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute" borderColor="#FFFFFF" creationComplete="init()"
     width="100%" height="100%">
<mx:Script>
     <![CDATA[
         import flash.media.Sound;
         import flash.media.SoundChannel;
         import flash.net.URLRequest;
         import flash.display.Loader;
         private var song:SoundChannel;
         private var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("Gun_44magnum.wav");
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          private function init():void{
               addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, shootScreen);
              soundFactory.load(request);
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          private function shootScreen(e:Event):void{
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               trace("loaded");
               addChild(img);
     ]]>
</mx:Script>
</mx:WindowedApplication>
error
TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert flash.display::Loader@157ea281 to mx.core.IUIComponent.
     at mx.core::Container/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::addingChild()[C:\autobuild\3.2.0\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\core\Container.as:3259]
     at mx.core::Container/addChildAt()[C:\autobuild\3.2.0\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\core\Container.as:2207]
     at mx.core::Container/addChild()[C:\autobuild\3.2.0\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\core\Container.as:2140]
     at bangBang/shootScreen()[/Volumes/Files/Canulla/Brodeur/prof_dev/bangBang/src/bangBang.mxml:41]

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var image:Image = new Image();
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addChild(image);

How to effectively remove a loaded SWF from the stage?

I can not figure out a proper coding to remove a loded SWF from the stage.
Here is my set up.
I have a layout segmented into labeled section. In the section labeled "products" I have a layout consisting of product images acting as buttons which bring a user to another labeled section "prdctsPopUps"
In the "prdctsPopUps" section I have placed an instance of LoaderMax placed into an mc container. Placing LoaderMax into an mc container automatically resolved an issue of clearing loaded SWFs from stage when I come back to "products" section.
I specified the variable in the "products" section with the following set up:
var sourceVar_ProductsPopUps:String;
function onClickSumix1PopUp(event:MouseEvent):void {
                    sourceVar_ProductsPopUps="prdcts_popups/sumix1-popup_tl.swf";
                    gotoAndPlay("prdctsPopUps");
So each button has its own "....swf" URL and they all open fine and I can come back to "products" section without any issues.
However inside the swf (which loads through LoaderMax which is placed into an mc) there are other buttons which bring a user to labeled section "xyz". Which also functions properly. It opens as it is supposed to be and without any previously loaded "...swf" on the stage.
At the labeled section "xyz" there is a limited set of buttons repeating from section "products" which has to bring a user back to the same set up in the "prdctsPopUps" labeled section and open a corresponding "...swf" .
However only the last opened "...swf" will appear in that section. Effectively the one which was originally opened from the "prdctsPopUps" section and not the one which was supposed to be opened from the "xyz" section.
I can not understand why it would work from one labeled section and not from another. I can not figure out on which section which code/function needed to be placed.
Here is the set up from a button from the "xyz" section whcih supposed to bring a user to the same "prdctsPopUps" section but to load a different "...swf"
var sourceVar_ProductsPopUps_fromXYZ:String;
function onClick_floralytePopUp_fromXYZ(event:MouseEvent) :void {
                    sourceVar_ProductsPopUps_fromXYZ="prdcts_popups/floralyte-popup_tl.swf";
                    gotoAndPlay("prdctsPopUps");
Here is the code set up for the LoaderMax from the "prdctsPopUps" section:
var loaderProductPopUps:SWFLoader = new SWFLoader(sourceVar_ProductsPopUps,
                                                                                                    estimatedBytes:5000,
                                                                                                    container:holderMovieClip,
                                                                                                    onProgress:progressHandler,
                                                                                                    onComplete:completeHandler,
                                                                                                    centerRegistration:true,
                                                                                                    alpha:1,
                                                                                                    scaleMode:"none",
                                                                                                    width:540,
                                                                                                    height:730,
                                                                                                    crop:true,
                                                                                                    autoPlay:false
function progressHandler(event:LoaderEvent):void{
          progressBarPopUp_mc.gradientbarPopUp_mc.scaleX = loaderProductPopUps.progress;
function completeHandler(event:LoaderEvent):void{
          var loadedImage:ContentDisplay = event.target.content;
          TweenMax.to(progressBarPopUp_mc, 1.5, {alpha:0, scaleX:0.25, scaleY:0.25});
loaderProductPopUps.load();
Is there something which needs to be imported, or specific function needs to be specified in a specific labeled section?

actually, i think you'll need to use something like:
var loaderProductPopUps:SWFLoader;
if ((loaderProductPopUps){
if(loaderProductPopUps.content)){
   loaderProductPopUps.unload();
loaderProductPopUps= new SWFLoader(sourceVar_ProductsPopUps, //the value of sourceVar_ProductsPopUps allows to load mulitple SWFs from the products page.
                                                                                                     estimatedBytes:5000 ,
                                                                                                     container:holderMov ieClip,// more convinient and easier to manage if to place the LoaderMax into an empty mc (holderMovieClip)
                                                                                                                                                                     // if not will work as well. Then the line container:holderMovieClip, has to be replaced with container:this,
                                                                                                                                                                     // can be any size, can not be scaled as it distorts the content
                                                                                                     onProgress:progress Handler,
                                                                                                     onComplete:complete Handler,
                                                                                                     centerRegistration: true,
                                                                                                     //x:-260, y:-320, //no need for this is if used: centerRegistration:true,
                                                                                                     alpha:1,
                                                                                                     scaleMode:"none",
                                                                                                     //scaleX:0, scaleY:0,
                                                                                                     //vAlign:"top",
                                                                                                     width:540,
                                                                                                     height:730,//scales proportionally but I need to cut off the edges
                                                                                                     crop:true,
                                                                                                     autoPlay:false
function progressHandler(event:LoaderEvent):void{
          progressBarPopUp_mc.gradientbarPopUp_mc.scaleX = loaderProductPopUps.progress;
function completeHandler(event:LoaderEvent):void{
          var loadedImage:ContentDisplay = event.target.content;
          //TweenMax.to(loadedImage, 1.5, {alpha:1, scaleX:1, scaleY:1});//only need this line if corresponding values are changed in SWF loader constructor
          TweenMax.to(progressBarPopUp_mc, 1.5, {alpha:0, scaleX:0.25, scaleY:0.25});
loaderProductPopUps.load();

Loading from library conflicts with loading external swf

I'm very new to ActionScript, so this might be incredibly basic. However, I've Googled and read myself into a coma and I'm not finding a solution.
I have a movie with 6 navigation buttons. Four of them load external .swf slideshows, and they work fine - as each file loads, the previous one clears the stage, etc. The other button that I currently have set up is loading, from the library, an image. The problem I'm having is that the slideshows replace each other on the stage - they're not stacking, they're replacing - but when the user selects the button that loads the image, the image overlays the last-selected slideshow. If the user selects the image first, the image is visible when two of the external files transition. Because of that 6th button, which is not yet even started, it's not desirable to me to simply set up the single image as another external file; if it's at all possible, I need to be able to pull from a library file when I build that last button.
What I'd like to do - because there is no logical order that the buttons should be selected in - is figure out how to tell every button to remove the image file on click. I've tried using this in the four buttons that link to the slideshows, to deal with the image (that's the one called quoteImage):
if(myLoader != null && contains(quoteImage)){
myLoader.removeChild(quoteImage);
which has the advantage of not giving me any errors, but doesn't actually fix my problem. I've tried many, many other things, and I'm just really stumped on what exactly I need to do to make this work the way I want it to. Based on the fact that the books and online resources I've been using don't really cover this specific example, I suspect it might be an incredibly idiot thing to do, but I'd really like it to work this way if that's possible.
The code as it stands, with the global variables and the first two buttons (the next three are identical to the second button and the sixth button doesn't exist) looks like this:
var myLoader:Loader=new Loader();
var quoteImage:Bitmap;
stop();
// Loads quoteImage from library
btnQuotes.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showquote);
function showquote(event:MouseEvent):void {
var myBitmapDataObject:myBitmapData = new myBitmapData(500, 350);
var quoteImage:Bitmap = new Bitmap(myBitmapDataObject);
quoteImage.x=150;
quoteImage.y=180;
addChild(quoteImage);
// Loads industrial.swf from external file
btnIndustrial.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showindustrialcontent);
function showindustrialcontent(event:MouseEvent):void {
var myURL:URLRequest=new URLRequest("industrial.swf");
myLoader.x=150;
myLoader.y=180;
myLoader.load(myURL);
addChild(myLoader);
Help is very much appreciated.

I see now how to import and display a library class object
using:
var MovieClipClass:Class =
Class(loader.contentLoaderInfo.applicationDomain.getDefinition("myLibraryAsset"))
var movieClip:Sprite = new MovieClipClass();
addChild(movieClip)
But this seems to only work for SWF's published for AS3 Flash
Player 9.
I need to do the same for SWF's published with AS2 Flash
Player 7.
Any ideas?

Loaded SWF file CANNOT be made into button DIRECTLY?

I'm experiencing a problem which may have no solution, but I
would like to know why I cannot do what I want to do.
PROBLEM:
I am attempting to load in an external SWF file and once it
is loaded, I wish to directly make the new Sprite/MovieClip into a
button. However, the newly loaded Sprite/MovieClip seems to be
resistant to be made into a button DIRECTLY. I would like to know
why this is.
WORKAROUNDS:
Here are a couple of workarounds, but again I wish to know
why I cannot do what I want to do.
1) I place the new Sprite/MovieClip into an empty Sprite on
stage and make the once empty sprite into a button.
2) Construct the external SWF in such a way so i can refer to
a MovieClip within the SWF file and make that MovieClip into a
button.
CODE EXAMPLE:
I am loading a SWF file thru a Loader and then taking the
loaded SWF file and adding it to an existing sprite on the stage. I
then attempt to make a button out of the newly loaded swf file, but
it fails to be clickable.
The following is some quick code to illustrate my problem. I
already have workarounds in place, so please let me know WHY the
following code is impossible. thanks!
==============================================================================

There should be no problem with what you are trying to do. If
you want someone to look at what you've done, you have to be
careful to show that and not possibly errant code because that is
the substance of your post and what you requested be looked at--we
cannot guess what you may have done wrong in setting things up or
for code that you do not show.
I tried your code before posting my response and it worked
fine except for your error with the COMPLETE aspect. I did not
utilize any objects for loading things into, so I suggest you look
there.

Controling a loaded swf with another loaded swf

I have a blank stage with only AS that loads an swf
addChildAt(0) and a second one addChildAt(1). This works. When the
user interacts with (1) it calls another addChild (not indexed) and
possibly that one loads another, depending on the choices made by
the user. How can I get any of these to control that very first
child that was loaded at (0)? I have run out of ideas.
Some of the code:
(on the main swf, nothing on the stage, only code that loads
the next two)
addChildAt(pHolder, 0);
pLoader.load(pURLReq);
pLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,
pLoaded);
and for the second:
addChildAt(mHolder, 1);
mLoader.load(mURLReq);
mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,
mLoaded);
On the child of childAt(1), I have:
function replaceSWF(e:MouseEvent):void
pLoader = new Loader();
pLoader.load(new URLRequest("p.swf"));
pLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,
placeNewClip);
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removeChildAt(0);
addChildAt(e.target.content, 0);
If I use this exact same code from that very first swf, the
one that loads the first two external swfs, it works, but once I
put it on one of hte other loadeds and sub loaded swfs, I can't get
it to work. In the current state (0) it just makes everything on
the stage disappear, so I figured then using the index of (1) would
do it, but that or any other number results in absoluly nothing.
Help! I am really out of ideas here.
(the stacking looks like this) ---
sub second loaded SWF <==== needs to tell first loaded SWF
to unload then load a new swf at same index
second loaded SWF <==== loads the next one above
first loaded SWF <=== needs to be removed and another swf
loaded at the same index
mainSWF (loads two others) <=== code placed here works for
first loaded SWF

Kglad,
I tried your code and ran into some problems with stopping
the mc's, as the embedded mc's within the loaded swf need to stop
as well. I found the attached code to stop the mc's, but now am
having trouble with the sound objects.
Here's the issue, I used this:
this.soundPosition = currentMovie.loop1.position/1000;
this.currentMovie.loop1.stop();
... for the sound object stop commands and listed a new one
for each loop I was using. On the play button I started them back
up again. This all works, but when I start them up again they all
play, not just the one that is currently paused. Do you mind giving
me some guidance with the for (obj in mc) loop? My loop experience
is nil. What I want to do is have the code cycle through all of the
loops to see which one is playing, then store that information in a
variable, then pause and play the variable. Does that sound right?
Thanks again for the help!
-Sandy

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I have an issue that is probably easily solved, but my attempts to solve it have been frivolous.
I am creating a “lightbox” to display artwork, but I have come across a slight hiccup.
I am executing the lightbox functionality from a swf file that is loaded by a parent swf. For testing purposes, when the lightbox button is clicked, the image should fill the entire stage. Even though both the loaded swf and the parent swf recognize the same stage dimensions at all times(validated through tracing statements) and the lightbox image is positioned to the top/left corner of the stage, the image instead aligns to the top/left corner of the loaded swf. And if the stage is resized after the lightbox image is displayed, the container MC (which is located in the parent swf and centers all the site’s content) re-aligns to the top/left corner of the stage .
To better illustrate these points, click the link below to see some screenshots with captions:
http://newsite.katech.com/assets/images/lightbox_screenshots.jpg
Also, here is the code applicable code from the loaded swf:
stop();
picture.visible = false;
picture.x = 0;
picture.y = 0;
picture.width = stage.stageWidth;
picture.height = stage.stageHeight;
lightboxBtn.buttonMode = true;
trace("embedded swf says the stage is " + stage.stageWidth + " X " + stage.stageHeight);
function onStageResize(event:Event):void
                trace("embedded swf says the stage is " + stage.stageWidth + " X " + stage.stageHeight);
                picture.x = 0;
                picture.y = 0;
                picture.width = stage.stageWidth;
                picture.height = stage.stageHeight;
stage.addEventListener(Event.RESIZE, onStageResize);
function showImage(event:MouseEvent):void
                picture.visible = true;
lightboxBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showImage);
And for the applicable code from the parent swf:
stop();
trace("MAIN swf says the stage is " + stage.stageWidth + " X " + stage.stageHeight);
//aligns site content to center of stage
function onStageResize(event:Event):void
                trace("MAIN swf says the stage is " + stage.stageWidth + " X " + stage.stageHeight);
                container.x = (stage.stageWidth/2) - (container.width/2);
                container.y = (stage.stageHeight/2) - (container.height/2);
                if (container.x < 0)
                                container.x = 0;
                if (container.y < 0)
                                container.y = 0;
stage.addEventListener(Event.RESIZE, onStageResize);
How can I get the loaded swf to display the lightbox image correctly in respect to the parent swf? What am I doing wrong?

I have still yet to resolve this issue on my own, if anyone could point me in the right direction, it would be greatly appreciated.
Also, when I updated my previous post something "screwy" happened with the edit, so I went back and corrected the mistakes in case it made things unclear.
Thanks.

Help with buttons accessing loaded layers

Hi all...Using Flash CS3 and AS3 to build a learning module that will load different layers of SWF files based on buttons on the main screen. Got this working with no problems. What I want to do is add buttons to provide learners some functionality, specifically a forward button, back button and a check box that will keep advancing automatically. I've done massive searches and so far nothing seems to work. Seems like what I am acccessing so far is the main layer, not the new layers as they are loaded. Below is what I have been trying with the back button; the foward button uses nextFrame and is Handler2. It isn't working. Not even sure how to start with the checkbox for auto advance. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
Mark
back_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseDownHandler1);
function mouseDownHandler1(event:MouseEvent):void
MovieClip(root).prevFrame();

Thank you for your reply. This is what I have so far - the module has four differentSWFs that load depending on what the user selects. The modules are titled Introduction, Standards, Elements, and Traits. When clicked, the button loads that specfic SWF and the previous one is unloaded. Hope I am using the correct terminology - I'm more familiar with AS2 than 3!

How do I interact with a loaded swf?

Hi,
I have a "lesson" that I'm building that will display a series of "pages" based on an XML file. I have simple navigation buttons that work to page through the XML file. but I'd like to use load an external SWF file with buttons to use as my navigation panel. Everything is AS 3.0. The code to load the navigation movie looks like this:
// load navigator
   navLoader = new Loader;
   navLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.INIT, handleInit);
   navLoader.x = 50;
   navLoader.y = 200;
   lessonSprite.addChild(navLoader);
   navLoader.load( new URLRequest("Navigator1.swf"));
The loaded navigation movie has two buttons. How do I add an event listener to those buttons so that they call a function in the parent movie so I can detect when the user clicks on the button named "GoNext" in the loaded movie? I've tried several ways but I've had no luck. Could someone please point me in the right direction? This navigation panel is only one application of this sort of communication that I'll need in other parts of this type of lesson so I really need to figure out how to detect user interaction interaction with the loaded movie. Guess I need to know how to call a function in the parent movie from the loaded movie.
Thanks,
Peter H.

Hey Pete,
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As long as both swfs are in the same domain, you wont have any issues with security and therefor, the MouseEvent. which bubbles up, will be able to reach your swf file which has loaded it.
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navLoader.content.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,onDown)
protected function onDown(me:MouseEvent){
now providing you have given your two buttons names in your loaded swf, you will be able to perform addition tasks by receiving the name of the target.
protected function onDown(me:MouseEvent){
var btnClip:Movie= me.target as MovieClip
          var btnName=btnClip.name
if(btnName==(button1)){
     //do the following
}else{
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button1 was just a random name in this case .
This will do the trick

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A part of the Flash app. I'm working on right now does the following -
Main stage loads an external swf using the following function:
function loadAsset(evt:String):void{
var assetName:String = evt;
if (assetName != null){
var assetLdr:Loader = new Loader();
var assetURL:String = assetName;
var assetURLReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest(assetURL);
assetLdr.load(assetURLReq);
assetLdr.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener( Event.INIT , loaded)
assetLdr.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, displayAssetLoaderProgress);
function loaded(event:Event):void {
   var targetLoader:Loader = Loader(event.target.loader);
   assetWindow.addChild(targetLoader);
The externally loaded swf loads another external swf into itself using the following function:
function loadQuiz(evt:String):void{
var quizName:String = evt;
if (quizName != null){
var quizLdr:Loader = new Loader();
var quizURL:String = quizName;
var quizURLReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest(quizURL);
quizLdr.load(quizURLReq);
quizLdr.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener( Event.INIT , loaded)
quizLdr.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, displayQuizLoaderProgress);
function loaded(event:Event):void {
   var targetLoader:Loader = Loader(event.target.loader);
   quizWindow.assetLoader.addChild(targetLoader);
Everything loads fine, but from the quizWindow.assetLoader.addChild(targetLoader) level, I want to send a message/fill in a dynamic text box on the Main Stage. I have been "parenting" my brains out and I'm not sure how to communicate with that level.
can anyone show me the proper path or method based off the above, or have a suggestion?
Cheers,
~Chipleh

Andrei1,
Thanks again for your help. I was finally able to get the solution you posted below to work for me.
Much appreciation,
~Chipleh
"In your loaded movie write:
function traceMyself(e:MouseEvent):void{
     dispatchEvent(new Event("I_WANT_TEXT"));
function writeText(text:String):void {
     xmlFileName1.text = text;
In the top movie that loads external swfs something like that:
loadedSwf.addEventListener("I_WANT_TEXT", onTextRequest, true);
function onTextRequest(e:Event):void {
     Object(e.target).writeText(tQuizXmlFile1.theQuizXmlFile.text);
This way these two entities are independent and, most importantly, don't care who is the parent or grandparent."

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