Need help with gallery showing .jpg AND .swf

Question

Hi all,
I have an image gallery that loads images and swf-files from an XML-file. The .jpg's load and display just fine, but the .swf files won't show. The data is loaded though. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks so much in advance,
Dirk
My XML file looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
- <slideshow>
<image src="photo1.jpg" time="1" title="test" desc="test" artist="sabre" link="" target="_self" />
<image src="photo2.jpg" time="3" title="test2" desc="test2desc" artist="sabre" link="" target="_self" />
<image src="flash1.swf" time="2" title="test3" desc="test3desc" artist="sabre" link="" target="_self" />
</slideshow>
And the AS3:
// import tweener
import caurina.transitions.Tweener;
// delay between slides
const TIMER_DELAY:int = 5000;
// fade time between slides
const FADE_TIME:Number = 1;
// flag for knowing if slideshow is playing
var bolPlaying:Boolean = true;
// reference to the current slider container
var currentContainer:Sprite;
// index of the current slide
var intCurrentSlide:int = -1;
// total slides
var intSlideCount:int;
// timer for switching slides
var slideTimer:Timer;
// slides holder
var sprContainer1:Sprite;
var sprContainer2:Sprite;
// slides loader
var slideLoader:Loader;
// current slide link
var strLink:String = "";
// current slide link target
var strTarget:String = "";
// url to slideshow xml
var strXMLPath:String = "xml.xml";
// slideshow xml loader
var xmlLoader:URLLoader;
// slideshow xml
var xmlSlideshow:XML;
function initSlideshow():void {
// hide buttons, labels and link
mcInfo.visible = false;
btnLink.visible = false;
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest (strXMLPath);
request.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
var variables:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
variables.memberID = root.loaderInfo.parameters.memberID;
request.data = variables;
var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader (request);
loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onXMLLoadComplete);
loader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES;
loader.load(request);
// create new timer with delay from constant
slideTimer = new Timer(TIMER_DELAY);
// add event listener for timer event
slideTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, nextSlide);
// create 2 container sprite which will hold the slides and
// add them to the masked movieclip
sprContainer1 = new Sprite();
sprContainer2 = new Sprite();
mcSlideHolder.addChild(sprContainer1);
mcSlideHolder.addChild(sprContainer2);
// keep a reference of the container which is currently
// in the front
currentContainer = sprContainer2;
// add event listeners for buttons
btnLink.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, goToWebsite);
btnLink.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, showDescription);
btnLink.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, hideDescription);
mcInfo.btnPlay.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, togglePause);
mcInfo.btnPause.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, togglePause);
mcInfo.btnNext.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, nextSlide);
mcInfo.btnPrevious.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, previousSlide);
// hide play button
mcInfo.btnPlay.visible = false;
function onXMLLoadComplete(e:Event):void {
// show buttons, labels and link
mcInfo.visible = true;
btnLink.visible = true;
// create new xml with the received data
xmlSlideshow = new XML(e.target.data);
var  unesc_xmlSlideshow:XML = new XML(unescape(xmlSlideshow));
// get total slide count
intSlideCount = unesc_xmlSlideshow..image.length();
// switch the first slide without a delay
switchSlide(0);
function fadeSlideIn(e:Event):void {
var  unesc_xmlSlideshow:XML = new XML(unescape(xmlSlideshow));
// add loaded slide from slide loader to the
// current container
addSlideContent();
// clear preloader text
mcInfo.lbl_loading.text = "";
// check if the slideshow is currently playing
// if so, show time to the next slide. If not, show
// a status message
if(bolPlaying) {
  mcInfo.lbl_loading.text = "Next slide in " + unesc_xmlSlideshow..image[intCurrentSlide].@time + " sec.";
} else {
  mcInfo.lbl_loading.text = "Slideshow paused";
// fade the current container in and start the slide timer
// when the tween is finished
Tweener.addTween(currentContainer, {alpha:1, time:FADE_TIME, onComplete:onSlideFadeIn});
function onSlideFadeIn():void {
// check, if the slideshow is currently playing
// if so, start the timer again
if(bolPlaying && !slideTimer.running)
  slideTimer.start();
function togglePause(e:MouseEvent):void {
var  unesc_xmlSlideshow:XML = new XML(unescape(xmlSlideshow));
// check if the slideshow is currently playing
if(bolPlaying) {
  // show play button
  mcInfo.btnPlay.visible = true;
  mcInfo.btnPause.visible = false;
  // set playing flag to false
  bolPlaying = false;
  // set status message
  mcInfo.lbl_loading.text = "Slideshow paused";
  // stop the timer
  slideTimer.stop();
} else {
  // show pause button
  mcInfo.btnPlay.visible = false;
  mcInfo.btnPause.visible = true;
  // set playing flag to true
  bolPlaying = true;
  // show time to next slide
  mcInfo.lbl_loading.text = "Next slide in " + unesc_xmlSlideshow..image[intCurrentSlide].@time + " sec.";
  // reset and start timer
  slideTimer.reset();
  slideTimer.start();
function switchSlide(intSlide:int):void {
// check if the last slide is still fading in
if(!Tweener.isTweening(currentContainer)) {
  // check, if the timer is running (needed for the
  // very first switch of the slide)
  if(slideTimer.running)
   slideTimer.stop();
  // change slide index
  intCurrentSlide = intSlide;
  // check which container is currently in the front and
  // assign currentContainer to the one that's in the back with
  // the old slide
  if(currentContainer == sprContainer2)
   currentContainer = sprContainer1;
  else
   currentContainer = sprContainer2;
  // hide the old slide
  currentContainer.alpha = 0;
  // bring the old slide to the front
  mcSlideHolder.swapChildren(sprContainer2, sprContainer1);
  // delete loaded content
  clearLoader();
  // create a new loader for the slide
  slideLoader = new Loader();
  // add event listener when slide is loaded
  slideLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, fadeSlideIn);
  // add event listener for the progress
  slideLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, showProgress);
  var  unesc_xmlSlideshow:XML = new XML(unescape(xmlSlideshow));
  // load the next slide, seems to f*ck up here...
  slideLoader.load(new URLRequest(unesc_xmlSlideshow..image[intCurrentSlide].@src));
  // show description of the next slide
  mcInfo.lbl_description.text = unesc_xmlSlideshow..image[intCurrentSlide].@title;
  // show artist's name of the next slide
  mcInfo.lbl_artist.text = unesc_xmlSlideshow..image[intCurrentSlide].@artist;
  // set link and link target variable of the slide
  strLink           = unesc_xmlSlideshow..image[intCurrentSlide].@link;
  strTarget          = unesc_xmlSlideshow..image[intCurrentSlide].@target;
  mcInfo.mcDescription.lbl_description.htmlText = unesc_xmlSlideshow..image[intCurrentSlide].@desc;
  // show current slide and total slides
  //mcInfo.lbl_count.text = (intCurrentSlide + 1) + " / " + intSlideCount + " Slides";
  mcInfo.lbl_count.text = " Slide " + (intCurrentSlide + 1) + " / " + intSlideCount;
function showProgress(e:ProgressEvent):void {
// show percentage of the bytes loaded from the current slide
mcInfo.lbl_loading.text = "Loading..." + Math.ceil(e.bytesLoaded * 100 / e.bytesTotal) + "%";
function goToWebsite(e:MouseEvent):void {
// check if the strLink is not empty and open the link in the
// defined target window
if(strLink != "" && strLink != null) {
  navigateToURL(new URLRequest(strLink), strTarget);
function nextSlide(e:Event = null):void {
// check, if there are any slides left, if so, increment slide
// index
if(intCurrentSlide + 1 < intSlideCount)
  switchSlide(intCurrentSlide + 1);
// if not, start slideshow from beginning
else
  switchSlide(0);
function previousSlide(e:Event = null):void {
// check, if there are any slides left, if so, decrement slide
// index
if(intCurrentSlide - 1 >= 0)
  switchSlide(intCurrentSlide - 1);
// if not, start slideshow from the last slide
else
  switchSlide(intSlideCount - 1);
function showDescription(e:MouseEvent):void {
// remove tweens
Tweener.removeTweens(mcInfo.mcDescription);
// fade in the description
Tweener.addTween(mcInfo.mcDescription, {alpha:1, time:0.5, y: -1});
function hideDescription(e:MouseEvent):void {
// remove tweens
Tweener.removeTweens(mcInfo.mcDescription);
// fade out the description
Tweener.addTween(mcInfo.mcDescription, {alpha:0, alpha:1, time:0.5, y: 30});
function clearLoader():void {
try {
  // get loader info object
  var li:LoaderInfo = slideLoader.contentLoaderInfo;
  // check if content is bitmap and delete it
  if(li.childAllowsParent && li.content is Bitmap){
   (li.content as Bitmap).bitmapData.dispose();
} catch(e:*) {}
function addSlideContent():void {
// empty current slide and delete previous bitmap
while(currentContainer.numChildren){Bitmap(currentContainer.getChildAt(0)).bitmapData.disp ose(); currentContainer.removeChildAt(0);}
// create a new bitmap with the slider content, clone it and add it to the slider container
var bitMp:Bitmap =  new Bitmap(Bitmap(slideLoader.contentLoaderInfo.content).bitmapData.clone());
currentContainer.addChild(bitMp);
// init slideshow
initSlideshow();

Answer 1

I'm sorry, you're right! Didn't intend to be lazy...
This line loads the image in the loader 'slideLoader'. This seems to work fine with image files (.jpg), but .swf files are ignored. Is it possible to load both .jpg AND .swf files in a loader, or do I have to use some other method for this?
slideLoader.load(new URLRequest(unesc_xmlSlideshow..image[intCurrentSlide].@src));
Thanks again,
Dirk