Loading an external .swf into an empty container

I'm loading an external .swf into an empty container.
Everything seems to work fine except when the .swf is loaded both
seems to be running extremely sluggish. The button rollovers are
slow, the page transitions..everything. I can't figure out why it
is doing this. Both .fla's have the same frame rate. Is there some
known reason why this might happen?

well, we've tried that and it is actually a little bit worse.
Normally i test everything in a browser window anyway. I'm thinking
it might be a naming issue of some variable or something that is
the same for both fla's....not sure yet though.

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How can I load an external SWF into a movie clip that's inside other movie clip?

Hi.
I creating my first flash (actionscript 3.0) website but I'm
stuck with a visual effect I want to create.
I have a window on my website called contentWindow. Every
time you click a button this window is supposed to leave the stage,
load the requested content and return to the stage.
The sliding window is a movie clip with 83 frames, 21 to
enter the stage, 21 to leave the stage again, 20 for nothing (its
just to simulate the loading time) and 21 to return to the stage.
Now my goal is, when the user clicks on a navigation button,
the window exits the stage, loads an external SWF with the content,
and then returns to the stage.
I've the "window" movie clip with an instance name of
"contentWindow". Inside there is another movie clip with an
instance name of "contentLoader". The content that the user
requested should appear inside the "contentLoader".
Now, when the contentWindow leaves the stage, I get this
error message:
quote:
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of
a null object reference.
at rwd_fla::MainTimeline/trigger()
If I switch
"contentWindow.contentLoader.addChild(navLoader);" for
"contentWindow.addChild(navLoader);" it works fine, but the
external SWF doesn't move with the window.
How can I load an external SWF into a movie clip that's
inside other movie clip?

Hi,
Recently, I have been putting together a flash presentation.
And I am just wondering if the following might help you, in your
communication with the said swf file:
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,
onComplete);
function onComplete(event:Event):void
event.target.content.thinggy_mc.y -= 100;
Not the best example, but this allows you to target a mc
within an external swf file. I think if you look up this code, you
will have an answer ;)
Kind Regards,
Boxing Boom

LoadMovie- loading an external swf into movieclip in AS3

Im extremely frustrated.........im trying to do something
that was once very simple, which has now become over complicated
unecessecarily.....i want to do a simple loadMovie type action and
load an external clip into a movieclip called ph. my AS2 code would
be:
loadMovie("ExternalMovieClip.swf","ph");
or
on(release) {
loadMovie("ExternalMovieClip.swf","ph");
This no longer works. Can somebody tell me the new code that
i would use with AS3 to do exactly what i just demonstrated? I
honestly dont even want to touch AS3. The only reason i want to use
it is because it makes skinning the components SOOOOOO much easier
than AS2. That is the one and only reason im trying to convert to
AS3. All the new load movie AS3 examples ive seen on google look
like half a page long to do what i used to do in 2 lines. There
must be a simpler and much easier way. I am a designer. It looks to
me like Adobe went back to making flash for programmers only again
leaving us designers out of the mix. Someone please help me, im
desperate. I also have other old code that im sure im going to have
to convert to AS3 for it to still work, and i may eventually need
help with that as well, but ill stick with this loadMovie problem
for now. Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks

have a look here:
http://www.smithmediafusion.com/blog/?p=381
use this:
var i =new Loader();
i.load(new URLRequest(”yourSwf.swf”));
myMC.addChild(i)
myMC is the name of your clip on the stage.
Dan Smith > adobe community expert
Flash Helps >
http://www.smithmediafusion.com/blog/?cat=11
http://www.dsmith.tv

Loading an external SWF into movie?

I am trying to laod an SWF into and empty movie clip using no
human interaction. I.e the ovie laods once a certain point in the
timeline is reached.
Here is the code I have
Can anyone help?

i dont see how that code would work at all, to be honest...
But, there are sooo many variations of a pre-loader, that it
wouldnt surprise me if it did work.
your formula is wrong. it should be...
Math.round((loadedbytes/totalbytes) * 100)
by your code i see that you are sending the playhead to the
frame equal to the ammount loaded.
In this case, you need the ammount loaded to be a WHOLE
number, and not decimal numbers, as you can't say
gotoAndPlay(5.22984749); for eg..
ok this code should go on the first frame of the SWF you are
loading into your main SWF.
If its not there...it needs to be there.
second: this pre-loader does what it's supposed to...but it
doesnt specify the "who" part of the code.
try thiese 2 alternatives..
loadedbytes = this.getBytesLoaded();
totalbytes = this.getBytesTotal();
frame = int(loadedbytes/(totalbytes/100));
if (frame > 100) {
frame = 100;
if (loadedbytes == totalbytes) {
// this takes you to the next scene
this.gotoAndPlay(5);
OR
this._lockroot = true;
loadedbytes = _root.getBytesLoaded();
totalbytes = _root.getBytesTotal();
frame = int(loadedbytes/(totalbytes/100));
if (frame > 100) {
frame = 100;
if (loadedbytes == totalbytes) {
// this takes you to the next scene
_root.gotoAndPlay(5);
let me know how you go.

Loading an external swf into my parent swf?

Does anyone know how I can load an external .swf file into my
parent file? I have tried to use loader actionscript but think I am
using the incorrect script or putting it in the wrong place? If
anyone can tell me the script and where to/how to use it that would
be amazing? Thanks

thanks GWD!
I am using the unloadMovieNum(); command, i have loaded the
child into level 5 of my parent swf. the parent has multiple scenes
this one with a layer with a stop(); action and another layer with
the loadMovieNum("portfolioone.swf", 5); script. it loads the child
perfectly. The child has a number of pictures in it and a back
button at the end. I have been adding the
on (release) {
unloadMovieNum(5);
script to the button which unloads the child but stops
because of the stop action in the first frame of the particular
scene within the parent. I want to be able to add a script to this
button which will take me back to a labeled frame in a particular
scene of the parent, I tried the this.removeMovieClip(); but
doesn't seem to be working for me, Thanks for the reply, hope you
can help me further??

Loading an external swf into a target, prompting it to go to a certain frame (loadMovie)

hello,
I am making a website for myself and am having an issue with loading an swf and commanding the swf to go to a certain frame. Bassically I have one page, that has 7 seperate small thumbnail images on it which are buttons, each is commanded to open an swf file labelled slideshow. The slideshow swf showcases the thumbnails seperatly in a much larger scale, then the user can look through the images using previous and next buttons.
this is the code i have so far:
on (release) {
loadMovie("meglarge.swf",target_f);
So each image or Button has this code on it. Then the movie "slideshow.swf" is loaded into the target destination "target_f"
Although each time you click on any button it starts directly on the first frame of the slideshow. Which is always the first pictue. I want the user to be able to click on any image on the main page and it will load that frame of the slideshow first, which can then be navigated to the other pictures using forward and back buttons.
I hope this makes sense, and i thank you in advance for the help

In order to be able to control the loaded file you have to wait until it has fionished loading until you can command it to do anything. Using loadMovie does not support any ability to determine when the file has finished loading. You need to use the MoiveClipLoader class instead, where you can make use of the addListener method to detect when loading is complete. If you look up the MovieClipLoader.addListener method in the help documents there is an example there showing how to use it.

Loading an external swf as a different size?

Hello - this seems like it would be pretty easy, but I couldn't figure it out from searching through Flash's help documentation.
I'm using Flash CS3 and AS2.0. I'm using the loadMovie function to load an external swf into an empty movieclip. The problem is that the external swf is bigger than the frame I am loading it into, so I'd like to load it in with specific width/height parameters (basically load it in and scale it down).
What would be the loadMovie command to do that with?
Thanks!!!

You need to wait for the movie to load before you can change its size. To know that the movie is loaded you want to use the MovieClipLoader.loadClip method instead of loadMovie. The loadClip method supports having an evemt listener so that you can know when the file is loaded and ready to use. If you look up the MovieClipLoader.addListener method in the help docs, there is an example there that should get you thru most of it. It uses an onLoadInit event listener which is what you'll want to use since you need to wait for the swf file to be loaded and ready for use before you try to affect it.

Load external swf into a specific _level

Hi there,
I am loading an external swf into the mc 'image' using:
image.loadMovieNum("portfolio/100_design/1.swf", 1);
Every time a new image loads, I want it to load the level above, ie:
image.loadMovieNum("portfolio/100_design/1.swf", 2);
Is there a way this can be done dynamically. For example, "current level + 1"
Many thanks

is the first frame of your loaded swf's empty? if yes, then no problem using _levels.
if not, do you mind a momentary flash when your next swf loads and before its _alpha is assigned 0 and then faded-in? if you don't mind, then no problem using _levels.
if you do mind that momentary flash, then using _levels will be more complex than using empty target movieclips. is there some good reason to use _levels instead of target movieclips?

Loading external swf into Fla. not working

I have created a Flash page that loads an external swf into
it when you click a button. The swf loads but the actionscript
assigned to the swf which scrolls images across does not work. When
i open the swf in a browser window with the direct link to it the
scroll works but inside the fla file the swf loads but the scroll
buttons are not working at all. Would this be something in the
actionscripting in the swf or fla file. Any advice would be greatly
appreciated, thank you.

var imageRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("my_gallery.swf");
var imageLoader:Loader = new Loader();
imageLoader.load(imageRequest);
addChild(imageLoader);
is as3 code. that won't work in your as2 project.
here's the equivalent in as2:
this.createEmptyMovieClip("targetMC",this.getNextHighestDepth());
targetMC.loadMovie("my_gallery.swf");

Loading an external swf with coordinates

I am using a simple loadMovieNum("movie2.swf",1); to load an
external swf into my current swf (movie1). I would like to position
movie2.swf within movie1. I'm sure I need to convey the x,y
coordinates, but I am not sure where to start. Any help would be
appreciated.

It isn't creating it on the fly.
Insert a new symbol and give it the instance name
placeholder_mc. Drag that onto your timeline and scale it so that
it is the exact same size as your external swf. Then just align the
empty movie clip on the stage where you want to align the external
swf.
loadMovie("external.swf",_root.placeholder_mc);
This just tells it "Okay, take this external flash file, and
stick it INTO that empty movieclip"

Loading an extranel SWF into movie

Hi
I'm trying to load an external SFW into my empty placeholder
moveiclip. I can achive this fine using buttons and an onClick
event, but how can I have this happen at the start of a movie clip
with no human interaction. The code I am trying is below but I am
just getting a blank SWF? Can anyone help?

You don't actually need the onEnterFrame wrapper. Just put
the loadMovie code int he first frame of your movieclip. As soon as
it loads, it will run through all code there and execute it. Just
make sure that the target movie clip has actually been initialized
first!
Good luck!

Loading an external .swf to a main .swf

so i fairly new to flash but had a question about
loading an external .swf into a mian one. So i was jsut wondering
if anyone had great links to a site that could help or anyone who
might want to explain it step-by-step. and one question of my own a
very stupid one infact if i keep the background white on my .sfw
that i am going to load into my main one will the background still
be there when it shows up on my website?
Any help?
Thanks...

Start by reading the Live Docs on the loadMovie() method.
That will get you headed in the right direction.
As for the background of the loaded SWF (by which I mean the
background color as specified in the PI for the document), no, that
is ignored when loading it into another movie. If you need it to
have a background, create a new layer at the bottom of the timeline
and draw a rectangle filled with the color you need before
generating the SWF.
Hope that helps!

How to Load an external swf using loadmovie in AS3

I need to create a button with script, on rollover load an external swf into movieclip in AS3. This was able to create this in AS2, but I need to create this in AS3

Thanks again Ned.
Kenneth Russell
graphic artist, Sr.
Lockheed Martin - MS2
2323 Eastern Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21220
Phone 410.682.0554 Fax 410.682.0543
From: Ned Murphy <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:08:25 -0600
To: kenneth russell <[email protected]>
Subject: How to Load an external swf using loadmovie in AS3
In AS3 you use the Loader class to load external swf's and image files. You
should be able to find examples both in the Flash help files and these forums
if you search. If you aren't aware of how to code buttons in AS3, that can be
found as well. In AS3, just about any kind of interction involves the use of
event listeners in combination event handler functions... in the case of a
button rollover an example would be...
btnName.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, overHandler);
function overHandler(evt:MouseEvent):void {
// your loading code or whatever
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Why have I an error when I load an external .swf?

Hello, everybody...
I have this error message when I try to load an external .swf into my .swf:
*** Violazione della sicurezza sandbox ***
SecurityDomain 'http://192.168.1.2/fms3/Logopedia/AnalisiVisiva.swf' ha cercato di accedere a un contesto incompatibile 'file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/TOSHIBA%20SATELLITE/Desktop/Tesi%20Magistrale/Prog etti/VideoComm/VideoComm.swf'
SecurityError: Error #2070: Violazione della sicurezza sandbox: il chiamante http://192.168.1.2/fms3/Logopedia/AnalisiVisiva.swf non può accedere allo stage appartenente a file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/TOSHIBA%20SATELLITE/Desktop/Tesi%20Magistrale/Proge tti/VideoComm/VideoComm.swf.
    at flash.display::Stage/requireOwnerPermissions()
    at flash.display::Stage/addEventListener()
    at fl.core::UIComponent/callLater()
    at fl.core::UIComponent/invalidate()
    at fl.controls::BaseButton/setMouseState()
    at fl.controls::BaseButton/mouseEventHandler()
My external .swf is a project that write on a server side text file the words that I write into textInput on client side. So I have an .asc file.
I use an Apache Web Server and FMS3.
Can someone helps me? Please.
Emiliano.

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FAQ: How do I load an external SWF file into a parent SWF file?

A ton of Flash users visit Adobe’s we site every month wondering about how to load an external SWF file from within another SWF.
Adobe's own TechNote on the subject attempts to answer the basic question, along with some common follow-up questions, including:
How do I load more than one SWF?
How do I load a SWF into a specific location in the display list?
How do I resize the loaded SWF?
How do I set its X and Y location?
Here are some additional resources that elaborate on loading content and on working with the display list:
Sample files for the above TechNote. A set of 3 FLA and 3 corresponding SWF files, including a parent SWF and 2 SWFs that the parent loads.
Help > AS3 Developer’s Guide > Loading an external SWF file
Help > AS3 Developer’s Guide > Loading display content dynamically
Loading multiple external SWFs within a main SWF – CreativeCow.net forums
Video tutorial: ActionScript 101 – Episode 6: Adding named objects to the Stage. By Doug Winnie. An example of how to add the loaded external asset to the Stage and modify its location or other properties.
Video tutorial: Preloading in ActionScript 3.0. By Lee Brimelow. A slightly more complicated example, showing how to make the parent SWF display information about the progress of loading the external SWF.
Tutorial: Loading and unloading SWFs - FlashAndMath.com
This article provides several examples of how to communicate between a parent SWF file and the loaded SWF:
SWF to SWF Communcation via ActionScript 3.0 (by kglad)

quote:
Originally posted by:
NedWebs
You now seem to want to get rid of the swf once it has loaded
and played itself thru. To do that you would need to have something
in the swf itself that triggers its removal in its last frame. The
following might work...
MovieClip(this.parent).removeChild(this);
Unfortunately I couldn't get this to work. I placed it on the
last frame of the SWF to be called - is that right?
I am not sure I am doing it correctly...

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