Controlling loaded swf from main timeline

[shaz99]

Hello,

I'm working on loading external swf files for ios. I am able to load the swf files and set them to visible or invisible in different frames. I am having trouble controlling the loaded swf files from the main timeline. Specifically, I would like to have a button on the main timeline, that when clicked will move a loaded swf to frame 1.

Here is a code that loads one swf file:

var myLoader1:Loader;

var loaderContext1:LoaderContext = new LoaderContext(false, ApplicationDomain.currentDomain, null);

if(myLoader1 == null)

{

          myLoader1 = new Loader();

          addChild(myLoader1);

}

myLoader1.load(new URLRequest("folder/file1.swf"),loaderContext1);

myLoader1.visible = true;

backbutton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, backbutton1);

function backbutton1(myEvent:MouseEvent):void {???????????? myLoader1.gotoAndStop(1);}  (this line does not work)

(Once I load file1.swf, within the file1.swf I click a forward button to move to different frames. My question is: how do I code the 'backbutton' on the main timeline so that it causes the loaded file1.swf to go to frame 1?)

Thank you for your help.

[kglad · Accepted solution]

after loading is complete (and assuming you're loading an as3 swf), you can use:

MovieClip(myLoader1.content).gotoAndStop(1);

[shaz99]

Perfect. Thank you for your help.

[kglad]

you're welcome.

[shaz99]

I'm just wondering, would it be possible to control a movieclip that is inside the loaded swf? For example, if the loaded swf had three movieclips on the first frame, can you have a button on the main timeline that can set the three movieclips to their frame1?

[kglad]

sure.

if the movieclip on the loaded swf's main timeline has reference mc, you would use:

MovieClip(myLoader.content).mc.gotoAndStop(1);

p.s.  you might find the following helpful,  http://kb2.adobe.com/community/publishing/918/cpsid_91887.html

[shaz99]

Fantastic. Thanks again.

[kglad]

you're welcome.