ActionScript 3.0 :: Turning On/off Timer In Externally Loaded SWF From Main SWF
Mar 28, 2010
I want to know if its possible and if so how, to stop the timer in an externally loaded swf from the main swf that's its loaded into.
Just to give a quick basic rundown of the set-up. There is the main swf which via a class called Img loads smaller swfs:
PHP Code:
package {
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.display.Bitmap;
[Code].....
The _scr bit is a string which gets passed in that comes from an XML file with the source of the external SWF to load. In the SWF there are some actions that are dependent on a timer. From the main SWF I want to be able to turn the timer on or off.
Do I need to put a addEventListener in the external SWF file?
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