Need Help Loading SWF in a FLA

I simply want to call a swf into an existing fla. I have
tried everything. When dragging the timeline, you see the swf. When
you preview, it is not there. Background - I have an exisiting fla
that contains the image background for all. I want to set a
transparent carousel menu on top of the background that is in the
fla and leave the existing background and lower objects in place.
The carousel.swf will need to call java and an xml file on the web
server.....all external to the "summed" final. If I could layer
flashed in DW, then the problem would also be solved. Please be
detailed, I am obviously not a developer.

although I'm not certain why you would not just 'place' the
background 'image' on the stage in the fla (probably because you
wish to change it dynamically down the road) - you need to 'load'
the swf, not 'place' it within the other file. you do this with the
MovieClipLoader class.
with the swf that you wish to load in the same directory as
the swf of the carousel file, place something like the following in
the first frame, on a layer called actions, in the actions panel:

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i have been trying to figure this out for weeks now, and have
even posted on other forums about this, but nobody seems to be
willing to help me. i have a main swf, which is the basis for my
image gallery. once this page loads, a thumbnail should start
loading with a preloader displaying the precentage loaded. once the
percentage hits 100%, the image shows up, and the next thumbnail
starts, and so on. there are 15 thumbnails total that have to be
loaded. each one should load with a 10 pixel gap all around, and i
want to have 5 images load per row. i think i need to create empty
movie clips for each thumbnail to load into, but i'm not sure.
hell, i don't even know how to code this so it will work correctly.
would someone be willing to put this together for me? i am a
beginner actionscripter, and if people simply tell me "add this
line in so this will happen," i will have no idea what to do, so
that is why i need the code put in for me. i'm hoping someone here
is nice enough to do this for me, because being ignored on two
other forums has made me just want to say "screw it."
so PLEASE, can someone help me?
i have uploaded my files into a .zip file. i have only
uploaded 6 of the pictures, so that i can see if the code (that
someone will hopefully make) works when i asked for 5 thumbnails
per row.
file is located here:
http://www.arielseri.com/fla_files.zip

i completely understand. i've actually come up with a
semi-working solution!
i have 15 thumbnails total, but when i play the movie, all 15
load on one line and after 5 show up, the rest go off the stage. i
would like to set it up so that there are 5 .swfs per row. i have
one main .swf file, and two .as files. the code for each is as
follows (the ========== is just to separate the code):
main .swf code (called test.swf):
==========
fscommand("fullscreen", "false");
fscommand("allowscale", "false");
// A container clip for our thumbnails
var thumbnails_mc:MovieClip =
this.createEmptyMovieClip("thumbnails_mc",
this.getNextHighestDepth());
// An array holding the paths to our thumbnails
var thumbnailPaths_arr:Array = ["1.swf", "2.swf", "3.swf",
"4.swf", "5.swf", "6.swf", "7.swf", "8.swf", "9.swf", "10.swf",
"11.swf", "12.swf", "13.swf", "14.swf", "15.swf"];
// Our ThumbnailManager
var thumbnailManager:ThumbnailManager = new
ThumbnailManager(thumbnails_mc, thumbnailPaths_arr);
==========
ThumbnailManager.as code:
==========
import Thumbnail
class ThumbnailManager
private var counter:Number = 0;
private var root_mc:MovieClip;
private var thumbnailPaths_arr:Array;
public function ThumbnailManager (target:MovieClip,
paths:Array)
root_mc = target;
thumbnailPaths_arr = paths;
(thumbnailPaths_arr.length > 0)? createThumbnail() :
null;
private function createThumbnail ():Void
var thumb:Thumbnail = new Thumbnail(this,
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counter++;
public function onThumbnailLoaded ():Void
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createThumbnail();
else
==========
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==========
import AsBroadcaster
import ThumbnailManager
class Thumbnail
public var addListener:Function;
public var removeListener:Function;
public var broadcastMessage:Function;
private var thumbnailWidth:Number = 88;
private var thumbnailHeight:Number = 61;
private var thumbnailOffsetX:Number = 10;
private var thumbnailOffsetY:Number = 10;
private var view_mc:MovieClip;
private var image_mc:MovieClip;
private var loader_mcl:MovieClipLoader;
public function Thumbnail (manager:ThumbnailManager,
url:String, target:MovieClip, d:Number)
AsBroadcaster.initialize(this);
this.addListener(manager);
render(url, target, d);
private function render (url:String, target:MovieClip,
d:Number):Void
view_mc = target.attachMovie("thumbnail", "thumb_"+d+"_mc",
d);
view_mc._x = (d * thumbnailWidth) + (d * thumbnailOffsetX);
view_mc._y = 0;
image_mc = view_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("image_mc",
view_mc.getNextHighestDepth());
image_mc._x = 0;
image_mc._y = 0;
loader_mcl = new MovieClipLoader();
loader_mcl.addListener(this);
loader_mcl.loadClip(url, image_mc);
public function onLoadError (target:MovieClip,
error:String):Void
broadcastMessage("onThumbnailLoaded");
public function onLoadProgress (target:MovieClip, bL:Number,
bT:Number):Void
public function onLoadInit (target:MovieClip):Void
broadcastMessage("onThumbnailLoaded");
==========
can anyone help me out with what code to put where? i have
uploaded a .zip file which contains all of the files here:
http://www.arielseri.com/thumbnails.zip

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I install adobe flash and when i surf on the internet it is
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explain but I will do my best. I am advanced in design, layout,
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I have a Master FLA (or SWF) containing navigation that loads
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View page in it's current state here:
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>> I have no idea how to do this next part but... I
believe it involves a
gotoAndPlay. I would like to have animation in the movie that
is unloading
after the button for the next page to load is clicked... in
other words,
you
have loaded a page, you click on another link, and before the
new external
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page loads, the current performs a gotoAndPlay where I have
animated some
deconstructing swipes that remove the text, shapes holding
the text and them
the image, and ONLY THEN does it start to load the movie for
the link it
selected. I think what I am trying to ask here is how does it
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loading of the
external SWF of the link they just clicked?
<<
You don't use frames. I'd probably use Fuse for this - which
is a sequencing
engine. (www.mosessupposes.com) You can call a function when
the sequence is
done animating - using what's known as a callBack function.
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clips, or just
create them using createEmptyMovieClip - which is a MovieClip
method, and
then load your swfs into them with MovieClipLoader. You can
use swapDepths
for layer control, in order to have any given clip move above
another, layer
wise.
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Ive been all over the forums online trying to get this
problem fixed and no one has really settled it for me (its been
MONTHS)
So I'm going to attempt to be as in depth as possible and
post code as well.
Heres the deal- its a portfolio site, www,darrenlasso.com
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