SWFLoader gotoAndStop

pcbryant · 06-26-2006, 11:56 AM

I am loading an swf into an swfLoader dynamically. When the content has been loaded I need to be able to make the loaded content move to the second frame - gotoAndStop(2).

I have tried just about everything i can think of to do this but to no avail.

Can anybody help me out there?

Tink · 06-26-2006, 12:29 PM

Code:

mySWFLoader.content.gotoAndStop( 2 );

should work.

you'll need to make sure the external file has fully loaded before you invoked that method on it though.

pcbryant · 06-26-2006, 02:14 PM

Yeah i tried that but I get this error

"Error: Call to a possibly undefined method gotoAndStop through a reference with static type flash.display

isplayObject"

Seems daft that there doesn't seem to be any instruction in the language reference about controlling the swf that gets loaded into the swfloader component.

Tink · 06-26-2006, 02:32 PM

ya just need to cast it to MovieClip. DisplayObjects can be/extend Sprite and therefore they don't have a timeline or gotoAndStop() methods.

Code:

var myMovieClip:MovieClip = MovieClip(mySWFLoader.content);
myMovieClip.gotoAndStop( 2 );

pcbryant · 06-26-2006, 03:29 PM

Ok thanks for the help

I know get a run time error of

"Coercion failed: cannot convert flash.display::AVM1Movie@f6cf2f1 to flash.display.MovieClip."

any thoughts?

thanks again

Tink · 06-26-2006, 03:44 PM

hmmmm

is the external SWF Flash 9? I would expect it to work fine if it is, although if it aint I guess its trying to cast it to a Flash 9 MovieClip which fails cos and previous incarnation of MovieClilp doesn't have the same structure.

pcbryant · 06-26-2006, 05:18 PM

That would make sense.

The SWF's that are being loaded must be in Flash 8/7 for our live application to use them. The flex application is a tool to be able to administrate the swf 's for the live app. Is there any way that it is possible to cast the movieclip to flash 9 movieclip?

Thanks yet again for your help.

Tink · 06-26-2006, 05:40 PM

This is a long shot, but try casting to the special type *, which basically untypes your object

Code:

var myMovieClip:* = *(mySWFLoader.content);
myMovieClip.gotoAndStop( 2 );

nirth · 06-27-2006, 02:01 AM

i'm not sure, but i think that only way of communicating between AVM1 Movies and AVM2 Movies is via LocalConnection

pcbryant · 06-27-2006, 10:29 AM

Ok thanks for all your help and advice. Will have a look at localconnection today and then i'll report back with my findings.

Thanks again

06-26-2006, 11:56 AM	#1
pcbryant Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 11	SWFLoader gotoAndStop I am loading an swf into an swfLoader dynamically. When the content has been loaded I need to be able to make the loaded content move to the second frame - gotoAndStop(2). I have tried just about everything i can think of to do this but to no avail. Can anybody help me out there?

06-26-2006, 12:29 PM	#2
Tink Addict Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: London Posts: 2,128	Code: mySWFLoader.content.gotoAndStop( 2 ); should work. you'll need to make sure the external file has fully loaded before you invoked that method on it though.

06-26-2006, 02:14 PM	#3
pcbryant Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 11	Yeah i tried that but I get this error "Error: Call to a possibly undefined method gotoAndStop through a reference with static type flash.displayisplayObject" Seems daft that there doesn't seem to be any instruction in the language reference about controlling the swf that gets loaded into the swfloader component.

06-26-2006, 02:32 PM	#4
Tink Addict Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: London Posts: 2,128	ya just need to cast it to MovieClip. DisplayObjects can be/extend Sprite and therefore they don't have a timeline or gotoAndStop() methods. Code: var myMovieClip:MovieClip = MovieClip(mySWFLoader.content); myMovieClip.gotoAndStop( 2 );

06-26-2006, 05:40 PM	#8
Tink Addict Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: London Posts: 2,128	This is a long shot, but try casting to the special type , which basically untypes your object Code: var myMovieClip: = *(mySWFLoader.content); myMovieClip.gotoAndStop( 2 );


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06-26-2006, 03:29 PM	#5
pcbryant Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 11	Ok thanks for the help I know get a run time error of "Coercion failed: cannot convert flash.display::AVM1Movie@f6cf2f1 to flash.display.MovieClip." any thoughts? thanks again

06-26-2006, 03:44 PM	#6
Tink Addict Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: London Posts: 2,128	hmmmm is the external SWF Flash 9? I would expect it to work fine if it is, although if it aint I guess its trying to cast it to a Flash 9 MovieClip which fails cos and previous incarnation of MovieClilp doesn't have the same structure.

06-26-2006, 05:18 PM	#7
pcbryant Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 11	That would make sense. The SWF's that are being loaded must be in Flash 8/7 for our live application to use them. The flex application is a tool to be able to administrate the swf 's for the live app. Is there any way that it is possible to cast the movieclip to flash 9 movieclip? Thanks yet again for your help.

06-27-2006, 02:01 AM	#9
nirth Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 46	i'm not sure, but i think that only way of communicating between AVM1 Movies and AVM2 Movies is via LocalConnection __________________ OrangeBlog finally in english, but really bad one

06-27-2006, 10:29 AM	#10
pcbryant Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 11	Ok thanks for all your help and advice. Will have a look at localconnection today and then i'll report back with my findings. Thanks again

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