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Hi,
I've got an interactive flash swf file that brings in another swf file (via loadMovie). I would like to bring this into Captivate. I have tried a couple of ways;
1) I dragged it into Captivate - This shows the first flash file but not the one it loads in.
2) I then tried creating a new widget, loading the swf into this and then importing into Captivate, but am left with a blank screen.
Is there another way I can do this or somehow fix it?
Thanks, Andy

Markus,
I use "this." in the Actionscript, but I don't think that's the problem. In the attached file you'll see my problem.
Downloadable from:
http://www.dorna.nl/captivate_widgets/example_passing_variables_cp4.zip
http://www.dorna.nl/captivate_widgets/example_passing_variables_cp4.zip

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