just figured out I can do this using loadMovieNum(PATH_TO_SWF,0) to replace the as2 swf with an as3 swf if the player is > 9.
--- In [email protected], "jkebinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello all - I see some questions about loading flash 7 content into > flash 9, but I'm trying to do the reverse. > I want to do some player version detection from a flash 7/8 compatible > swf, and if the player is version 9, load an external flex swf. > I'm using a moviecliploader and it fires through the onInit() event, > but then I don't know what I have to do to make the flex application run. > Is this possible at all? I'd appreciate any hints, because I feel like > i'm *almost* there (if this will work at all) >

