hello,
I have an swf file developed in flash 8. After loading that file into SWF
Loader control in flex builder 3, can't we access the methods present in that
particular file without using local connection class as it is developed by some
others and we don't have the code ?

"surya_dhul" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> hello,
> I have an swf file developed in flash 8. After loading that file into SWF
> Loader control in flex builder 3, can't we access the methods present in
> that
> particular file without using local connection class as it is developed by
> some
> others and we don't have the code ?

You'd need to use another AVM1 swf that DOES use localConnection and load it
into that.

do u mean that the new AVM1 that does use local connection should be developed in flash 8 or flex builder 3?

"surya_dhul" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> do u mean that the new AVM1 that does use local connection should be
> developed in flash 8 or flex builder 3?

Flex Builder does not have the capability to build an AVM1 movie

Amy means that Flex is AS3 code and uses the Flash player's AVM2. SWF8 uses
the AVM1. ...and the two do not cross boundaries.

So for the two to talk/coordinate you need to go through the Flash player via
LocalConnections OR through the browser using JavaScript.

Both require code in the SWF8 movie for which you do not own the code. ...is
a big problem then.

"*gsb*" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Amy means that Flex is AS3 code and uses the Flash player's AVM2. SWF8
> uses
> the AVM1. ...and the two do not cross boundaries.
>
> So for the two to talk/coordinate you need to go through the Flash player
> via
> LocalConnections OR through the browser using JavaScript.
>
> Both require code in the SWF8 movie for which you do not own the code.
> ...is
> a big problem then.

No, you can have a Flash 8 movie that you do own the code to that loads a
Flash 8 movie that you do own the code to.

"Amy Blankenship" <amySpamFilter@magnolia_pleaseNOspam_multimedia.co m> wrote
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>
> "*gsb*" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
> news:ggg0u2$o9$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>> Amy means that Flex is AS3 code and uses the Flash player's AVM2. SWF8
>> uses
>> the AVM1. ...and the two do not cross boundaries.
>>
>> So for the two to talk/coordinate you need to go through the Flash player
>> via
>> LocalConnections OR through the browser using JavaScript.
>>
>> Both require code in the SWF8 movie for which you do not own the code.
>> ...is
>> a big problem then.
>
> No, you can have a Flash 8 movie that you do own the code to that loads a
> Flash 8 movie that you do own the code to.

Oops, meant you can have a Flash 8 movie that you do own the code to that
loads a Flash 8 movie that you do _not_ own the code to.