Re: [Flashcoders] another AS 3 question

2006-06-28 Thread Derek Vadneau 
You can't, directly.

A SWF8 loaded into a SWF9 ends up being an AVM1Movie Object. You can't 
cast this as a MovieClip. I tried casting it and got a failure during type 
coersion.

The two SWFs can only talk via LocalConnection, or through 
ExternalInterface. You could implement a class on each side to handle the 
conversation through ExternalInterface so that it behaves like two SWF8s.

Of course ExternalInterface requires that you implement code in the 
container/browser.


Derek Vadneau

- Original Message - 
From: Robin Burrer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 11:58 PM
Subject: [Flashcoders] another AS 3 question


Hi

How do I control the timeline of a loaded swf file (created with the
Flash 8 IDE) with AS 3? My problem is that the content property of a
Loader object returns me a display object but not a movieclip.

I tried casting but my application crashes when I try to run it.

Any ideas?

Robin


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[Flashcoders] another AS 3 question

2006-06-27 Thread Robin Burrer 
Hi 

How do I control the timeline of a loaded swf file (created with the
Flash 8 IDE) with AS 3? My problem is that the content property of a
Loader object returns me a display object but not a movieclip. 

I tried casting but my application crashes when I try to run it.

Any ideas?

Robin



// here's my callback function, which is executed once the external swf
is // loaded
private function onLoadComplete(event:Event):void
{

 
var myDisplayObject:DisplayObject =
myLoader.content;


// this creates an run time error
loadedSWF = myDisplayObject as MovieClip;
loadedSWF.play();

}

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