this issue has been successfully resolved offlist and input from the flexcomponents list. and just in the nick of time too.
followup info can be read on the support forums for this component: http://drumbeatinsight.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=15 I now have no hesitation recommending this component to easily display external HTML content in a iframe-type MXML control. http://www.drumbeatinsight.com/ (and I'm actively trying to get my scrooge of a project manager to part with a meager $99 for the source code as both an "insurance policy" and to "do the right thing" for the developer who made it so I don't have to) cheers b
