Instead of using "symbol=..." in the Embed, I tried the shorthand "#" notation instead, but I get the same error. Perhaps the Flex app doesn't recognize the symbol? Is there a way to access the specific instance of the flash application in Flex?
--- In [email protected], "kenny14390" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, the movie clip has its own timeline. It's AS3. > > I thought the movie clip is a symbol and I can just embed it as the > livedocs show: "...symbol='movieClipName')]". I guess since the MC is > the first frame of the scene, and that's the only frame of the scene, > gotoAndPlay(1) doesn't do anything because the MC's timeline is still > at the end. So the issue now is changing the MC timeline. > > --- In [email protected], "Battershall, Jeff" > <jeff.battershall@> wrote: > > > > Sounds like you need to dig a little deeper into the .fla file to find > > out what script is executing when the button is pressed. That movie clip > > may have its own timeline that you need to access. What AS version is > > being used? > > > > Jeff > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of kenny14390 > > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 2:38 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Replaying an Embedding SWF > > > > > > I didn't make it but I have the .FLA file. The first frame is just a > > movie clip with a button in it. When the button is pressed, the movie > > clip plays. Do I need to set the movie clips timeline to 1? How can I > > access this specific component? I tried to embed the symbol using... > > > > [Embed(source="assets/Tile_Flip_Front.swf", symbol="button_mc_break")] > > > > ...but I get a couple of errors. Is there a valid way to do this? > > > > --- In [email protected], "Battershall, Jeff" > > <jeff.battershall@> wrote: > > > > > > Do you know if the animation is in fact done via timeline? If it is > > > not, gotoAndPlay(1) isn't going to do you much good. > > > > > > Jeff > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Behalf Of kenny14390 > > > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 2:23 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Replaying an Embedding SWF > > > > > > > > > I got the AS: > > > > > > (tileFront.content as MovieClip).gotoAndPlay(1); > > > > > > However, the SWF is still not visible after it has already run. > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "kenny14390" <kenny14390@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I searched this topic and actually found your blog post about it. > > > > It's > > > > > > > still a bit unclear how to access the timeline. Do you get the > > > > content > > > > > > > property of the SWFLoader instance, cast that to a MovieClip, then > > > > access the MC's root property? I cannot access the timeline in this > > > > way. > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "peterent" <pent@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Once the SWF has been loaded you can access its root timeline > > > > through the loader's content. > > > > > Having the root timeline will let you execute the function: > > > > gotoAndPlay(1) - making the SWF > > > > > move the playhead back to the first frame and start playing it > > > > > again. --peter > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "kenny14390" <kenny14390@> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I've got a SWF file that is embedded in the Flex app. When the > > > SWF is > > > > > > clicked, it does an animation and fades away. How can I get the > > > SWF to > > > > > > revert to its default state? I've tried resetting the source of > > > > > > the SWFLoader to the same SWF file, but it does not load. I've > > > > > > also > > > tried > > > > > > creating a second SWFLoader with the same source, but there must > > > > > > be something preventing the same file from being loaded more > > than > > > > > > once. The only way the SWF starts over is when the entire app is > > > > > > > > reloaded. What can I do? I could modify the FLA itself or the > > Flex > > > > implementation. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > -- > > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > > Search Archives: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups > > > Links > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > -- > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > Search Archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups > > Links > > >
