Loading external sound doesn't work

Question

I'm trying to load the external sound file
melo01melodrama.mp3 to play in my movie. In the help files it says
To test the examples in this chapter:
Create a new Flash document and save it on your computer.
In the Timeline, select the first keyframe and open the
Actions panel.
Copy the example code listing into the Script pane.
If the code involves loading an external sound file, it will
have a line of code that looks something like this:
var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("click.mp3");
var s:Sound = new Sound(req);
where "click.mp3" is the name of the sound file being loaded.
In order to test these examples, you'll need to have an mp3 file to
use. You should put the mp3 file in the same folder as your Flash
document. You should then alter the code to use the name of your
mp3 file instead of the name in the code listing (for example, in
the code above you'd change "click.mp3" to the name of your mp3
file).
From the main menu, choose Control > Test Movie to create
the SWF file and preview (and hear) the output of the example.
Well, I created a new frame, opened the Actions panel and put
var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("melo01melodrama.mp3");
var s:Sound = new Sound(req);
in the Script pane. However, if I try to test the movie,
nothing plays. The Flash movie is in the same folder as the mp.3
file, so it's not a path issue. How do I get this to work?

Answer 1

this should do the trick for you.
var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("melo01melodrama.mp3");
var mySound:Sound = new Sound();
mySound.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);
mySound.load(req);
function onComplete(event:Event):void{
trace(event);