AS3 - Access objects from external SWF files

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loadSWFs.as

ActionScript Code:

// Developed by Anil kumar N D
// anilkumarnd@gmail.com
// ActionScript 3.0
// 30-April-2009
// http://flash-workshop.blogspot.com/
package {
 import flash.display.MovieClip;
 import flash.display.Shape;
 import flash.net.URLRequest;
 import flash.display.Loader;
 import flash.events.ProgressEvent;
 import flash.events.Event;
 import flash.text.TextField;
 import flash.text.TextFieldAutoSize;
 import flash.events.MouseEvent;
 public class loadSWFs extends MovieClip {
  var shp_mainLine:Shape;
  var shp_statusLine:Shape;
  var txt_status:TextField;
  var mc_loadedMovieClip:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
 
  public function loadSWFs():void {
   mc_access.buttonMode=true;
   mc_pass.buttonMode=true;
   mc_access.mouseChildren=false;
   mc_pass.mouseChildren=false;
   
   mc_load.mouseChildren=false;
   
   mc_load.buttonMode=true;
   
      
   mc_access.visible = false;
   
   mc_pass.visible = false;
   
   
   
   mc_load.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,loadSWF);
   mc_access.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,accessData);
   mc_pass.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,passData);
   addChild(mc_loadedMovieClip);
  }
  
  
  function loadSWF(IN_Event:MouseEvent):void {
   
   mc_load.visible = false;
   
   mc_access.visible = true;
   
   mc_pass.visible = true;
   
   
   
   
   createStatusBar();
   var loader:Loader=new Loader  ;
   loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS,progressHandler);
   loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,completeHandler);
   loader.load(new URLRequest("swf/externalSWF.swf"));
   
   
   
  }
  function accessData(IN_Event:MouseEvent):void {
   var mc_object:MovieClip=MovieClip(mc_loadedMovieClip.getChildAt(0));
   txt_mainMovie.text=mc_object.txt_external.text;
  }
  function passData(IN_Event:MouseEvent):void {
   var mc_object:MovieClip=MovieClip(mc_loadedMovieClip.getChildAt(0));
   mc_object.txt_external.text = txt_mainMovie.text;
   
  }
  function completeHandler(IN_Event:Event):void {
   mc_loadedMovieClip.addChild(IN_Event.target.content);
   this.removeChild(shp_mainLine);
   this.removeChild(shp_statusLine);
   this.removeChild(txt_status);
  }
 
 
  function progressHandler(IN_Event:ProgressEvent):void {
   var percent:Number=IN_Event.bytesLoaded*100/IN_Event.bytesTotal;
   shp_statusLine.scaleX=percent/100;
   txt_status.text=Math.round(percent)+" %";
  }
  function createStatusBar():void {
   shp_mainLine=new Shape  ;
   shp_mainLine.graphics.lineStyle(8,0x00CC00);
   shp_mainLine.graphics.lineTo(200,0);
   shp_mainLine.x=stage.stageWidth/2-shp_mainLine.width/2;
   shp_mainLine.y=stage.stageHeight/2;
   shp_statusLine=new Shape  ;
   shp_statusLine.graphics.lineStyle(1,0xFFFFFF);
   shp_statusLine.graphics.lineTo(200,0);
   shp_statusLine.scaleX=.01;
   shp_statusLine.x=stage.stageWidth/2-shp_mainLine.width/2;
   shp_statusLine.y=stage.stageHeight/2;
   txt_status=new TextField  ;
   txt_status.autoSize=TextFieldAutoSize.CENTER;
   txt_status.selectable=false;
   txt_status.textColor=0x000000;
   txt_status.y=shp_mainLine.y+10;
   txt_status.x=shp_mainLine.x+shp_mainLine.width/2;
   this.addChild(shp_mainLine);
   this.addChild(shp_statusLine);
   this.addChild(txt_status);
 
  }
 }
}

  

externalSWF.as

ActionScript Code:

// Developed by Anil kumar N D
// anilkumarnd@gmail.com
// ActionScript 3.0
// 30-April-2009
// http://flash-workshop.blogspot.com/
package {
 import flash.display.MovieClip;
 
 import flash.events.MouseEvent;
 public class externalSWF extends MovieClip {
  public function externalSWF():void {
   mc_access.buttonMode=true;
   mc_pass.buttonMode=true;
   mc_access.mouseChildren=false;
   mc_pass.mouseChildren=false;
   mc_access.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,accessData);
   mc_pass.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,passData);
  }
  function accessData(IN_Event:MouseEvent):void {
   var tempObject=this.parent.parent;
   this.txt_external.text=tempObject.txt_mainMovie.text;
  }
  function passData(IN_Event:MouseEvent):void {
   var tempObject=this.parent.parent;
   tempObject.txt_mainMovie.text=this.txt_external.text;
  }
 }
}