I think you can only load a swf at runtime, via a Loader or SWFLoader
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Clark Stevenson <a.scots...@...> wrote:
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> Hey all,
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> The title says it all. I know how to embed a symbol from a SWF, but
> everything i try when trying to embed a complete SWF fails:
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> [Embed(source="assets/some.swf", mimeType="application/octet-stream")]
> private var MySWF:Class;
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> var movie:MovieClip = new MySwf() as MovieClip
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> This does not work which is slightly obvious as its a octet stream.
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> So now i use a loader and try loadByes(new MySWF() as ByteArray)
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> This tells me .swf contains invalid data.
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> So i have no idea how to embed a SWF. Can anyone give me some help?
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> Cheers,
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> Clark.
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