Load & Unload Multiple External SWF files Tutorial in Flash ActionScript 3.0 CS3 CS4 CS5.5

Learn Adam's simple load and unload method for external swf files, jpgs, or whatever. Free Flash Actionscript 3.0 video tutorial and source file.

Source Files - http://www.developphp.com/view.php?tid=115&t=Load_and_Unload_Multiple_Ext...

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[pomod]

Great tutorial, would it be hard to tweak this to either a) load each swf into a target movie clip or b) load it into a layer lower then the menus?

[tomrum42]

Created a nice gallery thanks to your tutorial. It runs great when I play the swf locally. I copied the whole folder into a website root folder. Using DW CS5 I inserted the SWF. The "main" swf just sits there and does not load the other swfs. Uploaded all files to the server and the same thing happens when viewing the page online. The "main" SWF opens & does not load the the othe swfs. If anyone has used this gallery in DW CS5 I would appreciate some help in getting this gallery to work.

[thElectroable]

I applied this only for the gallery.swf, but when I click on Home etc. or other nav links, the gallery.swf is still in front and the content of Home or other appears behind that. Does anyone know how to solve this? Thank you

[PayneDesignMedia]

Thanks for the tutorial. It is working great for the project I have. One of the swfs is a video. Can you give me the AS so it will not loop but stop at the end. I tryed to change the AS but it would break the functions.

Thanks

[pc17701]

@goofyfoot2001 do not 'play() until the file is completely loaded. 

[ewaldcrause]

Does anybody know how to completely remove the external swf files loaded onto the main timeline??? Sound continues to play which means the external swf is still in memory. The more swfs are loaded the slower the computer becomes. Eating away at the memory.

removeChild(loader); ...is not the answer.

SoundMixer.stopAll(); ...is not the answer.

loader.unload(); ...is not the answer

What is the answer????

[SuperDigiTone]

excellent post man.Cheers, has helped me out with some confusing code. I'll follow your blog for that!

[anand609]

great



[thirtyottsixx]

The removeChild(loader); was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks... good video.

[shubhgahlot]

The flash gallery isn't working when embedded in webpage. It only shows the main frame not the swfs to be loaded. Any solutions please....