Question

I’ve embedded a SWF into a class using this syntax above my class definition:


[Embed (source='/../assets/MyMovieClips.swf', symbol='SpecialMovieClip')]
public class SpecialMovieClip extends MovieClip


The MovieClip asset seems linked with my class okay, and instantiates along with it, and is visible, but:

• I can’t access instances placed on stage within that clip.
• The timeline scripting seems non-functional.

Is this the drawback of embedding SWF files at compile-time with the Flex SDK?
So, maybe I should just go back to compiling with the Flash IDE if I want timeline scripting or instances positioned on-stage?

Answer 1

1. if you embed with the [Embed ] tag all scripts will be stripped from you symbol.
   But you can add script to frames with MovieClip.addFrameScript():

   public function SpecialMovieClip(){

   addFrameScript(4,myfunc)

   }

   private function myfunc(){

   stop()

   }

2. i think you can only access the symbols inside a movieClip with movieClip.GetChildAt()