imported swf into fla won't play with "movie" symbols

[evan]

Here is something odd:

I create a flash fla, it has symbols that are movie clips. I export this file as a swf. I start a new fla, and decide I want to import my swf. It works, except the "movie" sybols that animate within it no longer work when the swf is imported.

One workaround is to save them as .avi or .mov and import them, sometimes image quality is compromised.

any ideas or explanation?

[Medyman]

Hmm...two questions

1) What do you mean by "movie" symbols? Movieclips or videos?
2) What do you mean by "no longer word"? They don't show up? They don't play?

[evan]

1)-movieclip

2) they don't work -meaning they show up but remain still.

[Medyman]

1)-movieclip

2) they don't work -meaning they show up but remain still.

Ahh, I see. Then my initial theory was right.

Check your paths. Are you using _root anywhere? The problem is almost certainly that whatever code that you're using to "play" the movieclips inside the imported .swf.

If you can't figure out what's wrong. Post that relevant code here and I'll see if I can help.

[evan]

Can you recomend some simple code syntax to use? Or else point me a link to a good tutorial? I learn fast. This problem is a good thing, I need to learn this, as I was NOT using a script at all!

I just as well assumed I could treat sfw's as library items.

You told me what was wrong, now I need to figure out how to do it.

[Medyman]

Loading an External SWF (I think you've done this already):
http://www.iheartactionscript.com/loading-an-external-swf-in-as3/

Controlling External Clips with Flash CS3
http://www.flashandmath.com/intermediate/externalclips/ext_clip2.html

Controlling Flash Video with Flash CS3
http://www.flashandmath.com/intermediate/externalclips/ext_clip3.html

HTH