How to detect external SWF has stopped not using totalFrames

[moodinteractive]

Trying to find a way to detect when an externally loaded SWF has stopped. Using "totalFrames" like the example below doesn't work for what I'm trying to accomplish.

I need something that simply listens and detects when the clip has stopped. Editing the external SWF is not an option. Thanks in advance for any insight.

function onfrm( evnt: Event 😞 void
{
if (newMC.currentFrame == newMC.totalFrames )
{
newMC.removeEventListener( Event.ENTER_FRAME, onfrm);
trace("End of banner");
}
}

[Ned Murphy]

If it is still an AS1/2 file you can't interact with it.  Have you considered working in AS1/2 instead so that you can interact with the loaded files?

[moodinteractive]

Hello again Ned. I've ditched the A1/2 files. Strictly working with external AS3 files now.

[Ned Murphy]

Too bad editing the swf is out because the proper way of doing this is to have the loaded file dispatch an event for which your main file assigns a listener when the file is loaded.  Beyond that, your only option as far as I can see it is to monitor the currentFrame vs totalFrames.  What happens with it that you don't feel works as desired?

[dmennenoh]

Does the loaded SWF have frames? I mean if it's strictly AS controlled, then testing for totalFrames isn't going to work.

[dmennenoh]

Just did a small test, and at least with loading a swf that has a timeline the totalFrames option works fine:

var m:MovieClip;
var a:Loader = new Loader();
a.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, done);
a.load(new URLRequest("anim.swf"));

function done(e:Event):void
{
  m = MovieClip(a.content);
  m.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, chek);
  addChild(m);
}
function chek(e:Event):void
{
  if(m.currentFrame == m.totalFrames){
  trace("done");
  m.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, chek);
  }
}