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harrytuttle777
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April 28, 2010
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Is it possible to 'script' an swf object from within another flash file.

  • April 28, 2010
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I would like to be able to place or load another flash file into my main flash file.  The child flash file is written by a third party, and I do not want to rewrite / recompile any parts of its source code.  So ideally, I would like to be able to call something such as:

child_mc.genericFlashSpirte.x += 15;

child_mc.genericFlashSpirte.y -= 30;

etc...

inside the code of the parent flash file.

Is this possible.  I imagine, that once I embed the child flash file, I should be able to start, and stop it from playing, but I want to do more then this.

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Correct answer Ned Murphy

You can load external swf files using the Loader class.  You can target the loaded file after loading is completed and it has set itself up (after INIT event occurs) by targeting the event.target.content.

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Ned Murphy
Ned MurphyCorrect answer
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April 28, 2010

You can load external swf files using the Loader class.  You can target the loaded file after loading is completed and it has set itself up (after INIT event occurs) by targeting the event.target.content.

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harrytuttle777Author
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May 4, 2010

Thank You!

That is exactly what I was looking for.

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