Movieclip Loader in AS3

hi,
i have a question
i download flash as3 demo version today
i already use flash mx 8 , and have to many projects and
components for Macromedia Flash MX 8 Professional.
so i test Flash CS3 . this is very great..
so i know that i can use my Flash 8 FLA (AS2) sources in
FlashCS3 (AS3).
but , i can not use AS2 and AS3 OR Flash 8 Component and
Flash CS3 Components together !
so i have a question , that : can i load an Flash8 ( AS2 )
with MovieClipLoader in AS3... ?!
( load old swf in new swf )!

in old version ( as2 )
i usef :
loadMovie("fileName.swf", "MovieClipSymbolaName")
how i can do it in new version

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"Jason C Reynolds" <[email protected]>
wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi, I recently purchased Zinc to simply have more
control over the window
> (placement, title, icon - that's all I wanted for this
project!!) and it
> is causing issues with my program.
>
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>
> for (var i=0;i<count;i++)
> {
> filePath = pstrFolderPath + swatchNameArray
> paLoadedSwatchClips.push(new swatch(this, pobjMainRef,
pmcSWFHolder, i,
> filePath, theCounterValues));
> }
>
>
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>
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>
>
> My trace statements in Flash are in order - 0,1,2.....
> I am using Flash MX 2004.
>
> When I run it through Zinc, and when customer support
runs my files, the
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>
> I guess I'm wondering if load order has changed since
2004 version... This
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>
>

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