>>can this symbol contain enclosed (child) movieclips? Yes
>>And can I then access these child clips? Flash 8? Flash 8 is AVM1, so no (unless you hack with something like ExternalInterface, which requires modifying the code in your Flash 8 swf to call it) Jason Merrill Bank of America GT&O L&LD Solutions Design & Development eTools & Multimedia Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders