Swf files in an fla file

I have this program that is a flipbook, and you can turn the
pages and such to these images that are controlled through an xml
document. I made these images which have buttons that are meant to
link to different websites and have them imported as swf files. The
code and everything works in their own specific files, but when
they are opened in the flipbook, I can see the images, and can see
that there are buttons there as the cursor changes to a hand, but I
can't interact with them. I wonder if there is something I should
do differently. Perhaps save it differently?
Please help.

for the debug window your looking for the structure of the
levels to the swf you are having issues with. You can identify its
exact location and can hardcode an actionscript call to a method in
it to make sure your communicating with it. The fact that you say
you have no trace outputs makes me think its not even loaded. But
thats why you need to look at the debugger to see if its present.
Do you have the source file for the button swf you are using?
If yes then add a method that you can call via actionscript just so
you get your bearings on the path to interact with the swf
component your loading.

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Hi,
Im new to flash. I have some templates (in FLA format with all supporting files...xml; html; and the swf file). When using html templates, I can modify the content easily by simply adding or changing the text <p>original text</p> to <p>steve custom text</p> and so on.
My issue is Im trying to modify the content of the fla files into a new swf file but do not know how to access the text, background or images the tempalte is currently producing. The timeline at the bottom doesnt show objects and their timelines like the basic tutorials show me.
Is there a way to access the content of of an fla file or perhaps the content of an swf file? I think the swf file is like a jpeg coverted from RAW, meaning its the end product and the source file is where the modify is done.
Am I swimming in the deep with sharks?
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not necessarily. they could be created with code, they could be created with the tools in the fla and they could be loaded bitmaps.
To be clear these objects (in my example: ball and background) are not external jpegs (or similar file type like png) which I can open, edit, then allow the code to access and utilize the new object. For example, change the ball into a square and changes it color to purple and then change the background to pink via PS or illstr.
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This is what Im trying to accomplish with my flash template but cant find the source objects .
Im getting the impression this cant be done.
that's almost certainly incorrect.
My final question is then, where are source images or text or movie files stored?
noone can say without direct inspection.
Is it possible they are on third party servers on the web?
no
Are they imbedded in the code?
maybe yes, maybe no.
I can only assume if they are stored on my drives (in an external format) that I would be able to access them.
correct. more specifically, they would have to be in the directory with your embedding html and swf or a subdirectory.
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you can assume this is not the case.
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