Loading swf into swf in exact position

It's very simple to load an external swf into a main swf with
loadMovieNum("name.swf", 50);
But how do I control the position of the loaded swf?
Currently it just pops in the top left.

Try loading your external .swf into a pre-positioned
movieClip, for example myMovie.loadMovie("name.swf). If you do not
want to do this you can position the loaded movie later in your
application or onload by setting the x and y pos with some
AS.

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.swf being able to load contents into it issue. Please help?

Hi there,
I have strange situation regarding flash that I can't figure out. I have a flash .swf file that is intended to load .flv video files into them at the local root level.
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Hello
On my flash, I already have those parameters in place.
I don't think there would be any security issues however, since I have used a player .swf which loads from the media site and plays the videos without a problem.
http://www.iongeo.com/channelguide_test_dev/
click on the four images at the bottom of the screen to see how it works.
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Hi.
I have an AS3 virtual world and we are continually loading external resources such as swfs and sounds.
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btw: RSLs I have read about but I don't understand. I thought my externally loaded files were RSLs (runtime shared libraries) or would I have to do some physical coding do convert them into RSLs.
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Hi Andrei, nice to see you around here.
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I have highlighted the main parts of code below.
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package com.Gerry.managers.assetManager
    import flash.display.Loader;
    public class AssetLoader extends Loader
        private var _assetName:String;
        public function AssetLoader()
            super();
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            return _assetName;
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            _assetName = value;
The asset manager loading class
package com.Gerry.managers.assetManager
    import flash.display.Loader;
    import flash.display.LoaderInfo;
    import flash.display.MovieClip;
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flash.events.Event;
    import flash.net.URLRequest;
    import flash.utils.Dictionary;
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        public static const ASSET_LOADED:String = "assetLoaded";
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        private var _assetsLoaded:Dictionary = new Dictionary();
        private var _assetsBeingLoaded:Dictionary = new Dictionary();
        public function AssetManager(pvt:SingletonEnforcer)
         * loads and asset and keeps a reference to the loaded content
         * @param name
         * @return null if the asset is not loaded yet
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            var asset:MovieClip;
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                asset = _assetsLoaded[name];
            else if (_assetsBeingLoaded[name] == null)
                var skinloader:AssetLoader = new AssetLoader();
                skinloader.assetName = name;
                skinloader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loadCompleteF);
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        protected function loadCompleteF(e:Event):void
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            var name:String = ((e.target as LoaderInfo).loader as AssetLoader).assetName;
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The function inside a class called Screen which is used by menus classes to load their swf menus.
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            _skin = AssetManager.instance.loadAsset(_path);
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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
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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
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within an external swf file. I think if you look up this code, you
will have an answer ;)
Kind Regards,
Boxing Boom

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?
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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
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I am not sure I am doing it correctly...

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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
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totalbytes = _root.getBytesTotal();
frame = int(loadedbytes/(totalbytes/100));
if (frame > 100) {
frame = 100;
if (loadedbytes == totalbytes) {
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let me know how you go.

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Does anyone know how I can load an external .swf file into my
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using the incorrect script or putting it in the wrong place? If
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be amazing? Thanks

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Everything seems to work fine except when the .swf is loaded both
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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
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Hello,
Could anyone please point me in the right direction to find
out how to load an external SWF into an already existing movieClip
instance that is already placed on the stage? This is the way I've
always worked in AS2, but I can't find how to do it in AS3. Can
anyone point me to an example where URLRequest works with a
specified movieClip instance?
Thank you!

I understand why you might think I was ignoring your advice,
but this isn't the case. You're expertise is much valued and
respected.
My purpose for continuing to experiment with loading into a
movieClip was an attempt to find an easy way to layer the SWF
behind other elements, but as you know, although it works for this
purpose, it doesn't allow control of the loaded SWF from the main
timeline. For others struggling to learn as I am, here's a link
where I found the answer to my question above:
http://www.hostingforum.ca/776586-as3-controlling-loaded-swf.html
The transition to AS3 is not as easy for some as for others,
and there are new concepts to understand.
Don't know what "nvm" means... curious, but might be better
off not knowing ;) Thanks again for all the help you offer to all
of us who are struggling.

Loading swf into swf in exact position

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