Simple AS3 external swf playing code?

Hi
I'm after some REALLY simple code, and am happy to pay someone via Paypal to do this for me.
I want to have a one frame piece of AS3 code that loads in external swfs from an array.
I want external swf 1 to play, and when it's finished, swf 1 unloads from memory, and then external swf 2 starts playing and so on through the array.
When the end of the array is met, it loops back to the first swf and starts again.
I don't need transition effects or anything like that.
This is to be used for an offline project, so it's not connected to the web.
I've been playing with it for a while myself, but can't get this to work. It should be a simple and quick job for someone out there. Just load a new swf into the child holder and play. When that swf's finished playing, dump it, and load in and play the next one.
Thanks for your help.
Shaun

Nothing at this stage - I'm still experimenting to figure out the best way to do it. I found something like what I want at http://www.flashandmath.com/intermediate/externalclips/ext_clip2.html (without button control though - there's a code addition at the bottom to add in to make the swfs play by themselves).
The problem with the above example is I can't get any external swfs besides the example ones to play. I even tried renaming my as3 swfs to clip0 etc, but still nothing.
If someone can make it for me, and it means I have to add some code to the end of each external swf, if they can include the code to add, I can incorporate it no probs.
Cheers
Shaun

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swf file? Does the Main
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>
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// In my main file (load_swfs) it's just a single blank frame
with this code in it :-
tl=this;
swfA=["part1.swf","part2.swf","part3.swf"];
dep=0;
numLoaded = 0;
totalLoad=3;
lo=new Object();
lo.onLoadInit=function(target){
numLoaded++;
checkIfAllLoaded();
function checkIfAllLoaded(){
if(numLoaded==totalLoad){
holder1.play();
} else {
mc=this.createEmptyMovieClip("holder"+(numLoaded+1),dep++);
mcl.loadClip(swfA[numLoaded],mc);
mcl=new MovieClipLoader();
mcl.addListener(lo);
mc=this.createEmptyMovieClip("holder"+(numLoaded+1),dep++);
mcl.loadClip(swfA[numLoaded],mc);
// In part1.swf in the last frame is :-
tl.holder2.play();
this.removeMovieClip();
// In part2.swf frame 1 is blank with a stop(); and in the
last frame is:-
tl.holder3.play();
this.removeMovieClip();
// In part3.swf frame 1 is blank with a stop();
Let me know where I went wrong!
Thanks

Enabling Parent button while external swf is loaded [AS3]

Hello everyone,
I am very new to Flash and it takes me a while to understand what code is trying to tell me
The problem I am currently facing is as follows:
After searching the net for hours I finally figured out, how to load an external swf into my main timeline. As far as I understand this main timeline is the "parent". Hence the loaded, external swf should be the "child" (a quiz).
Now the child (a quiz) loads into the flash file and is played properly, but I cannot access the button on the parent anymore. Unfortunately, I really need the home button on the parent to exit the quiz and allow for new navigation within the flash document.
I would greatly appreciate any help.
Thank you all in advance.
Kliph
my AS3 Code:
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
function onClick611 (event:MouseEvent) :void
        gotoAndPlay("home_einf")
home_btn.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick611);
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.display.Loader;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.ProgressEvent;
function startLoad()
    var mLoader:Loader = new Loader();
    var mRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("quiz.swf");
mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onCompleteHandler);
mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, onProgressHandler);
mLoader.load(mRequest);
function onCompleteHandler(loadEvent:Event)
addChild(loadEvent.currentTarget.content);
    function onProgressHandler(mProgress:ProgressEvent)
    var percent:Number = mProgress.bytesLoaded/mProgress.bytesTotal;
trace(percent);
startLoad();
stop();

By simply using addChild like you have, you're placing the loaded content above everything on the display list - covering your button. There are a few ways to solve. The easiest, if it works for you, is to just make a new layer in your timeline - make it the top most layer, and place your home button in that layer.
Then change your addChild line from:
addChild(loadEvent.currentTarget.content);
to:
addChildAt(loadEvent.currentTarget.content, numChildren - 2);
This will place the loaded content behind the button.
Alternatively, you can set the button to export for AS and then add it after you add the loaded file. Or you can use content containers - empty sprites that you add first, and then fill with other objects, in order to control layering.

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