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The source is in cs4 format . Can you please re save the files in CS3 format this would make it accessible to a larger audience.
As i understand this connection is mainly for sending calling methods between the two. but is it possible to access stage objects of avm1 from avm2 using something like Movieclip(loader.content) or an equivalent .Ive tried that and got a inaccessible method error.

i guess you should change your original post to something like 2 way communication between avm1 and avm2.

Thanks

For 2), the only “sweeping” change (pun intended) is to use the unloadAndStop() method introduced in Flash Player 10. However, this won’t work in Flash Player 9, so you’ll have to add plugin detection.

Good luck!

I have to say this is the Best ever simplest example explaining the use of local connection. Good Work!!!

1. in the same example i have tried to invoke a simple function in avm 2 called printNumber(num:Num) using the send method in avm on press of a button. like

on (press)
{
	trace(" avm1 buttton clicked");
	avm2LC.send("avm2","printNumber",[331]);
}

but i dont get the sent number in avm2. how do i do this.

2. when Unloading external as2 swf from as3 files the sound persists so i use a SoundMixer.StopAll() Method before i unload the as2 swf.
But like you pointed out this is more of memory management n garbage collection issue besides sound persistance.
is there any better steps to take from the as3 loader side to ensure proper and clean Unloading of as2 swf.

Thanks in Advance.

In your comment, you said you added it to an Event.COMPLETE listener. That worked for me, but also issued your ‘failed’ trace. The AVM1 file has just loaded but not yet had time to subscribe to the LocalConnection.

Just by what you’ve discussed here, what you’re trying to do doesn’t make sense to me. If you need something to happen right away, why not just let the AS2 file do it right away? If you need the AS2 file to function differently, under different circumstances, just use a Timer to delay the trigger of the LocalConnection call.

The following adds a timer and cleans up the script. This works fine:

// code in the as3 fla
var avm2LC:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();
avm2LC.addEventListener(StatusEvent.STATUS, onConnStatus);

var chargeur:Loader = new Loader();
addChild(chargeur);
chargeur.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoaded, false, 0, true);
chargeur.load(new URLRequest("intro1.swf"));

var tmr:Timer = new Timer(20,1);
tmr.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, callAVM1, false, 0, true);

function onLoaded(evt:Event):void {
   tmr.start();
}

function callAVM1(evt:TimerEvent):void {
   avm2LC.send("avm2", "pauseAnim");
   tmr.stop();
   tmr.removeEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, callAVM1);
   tmr = null;
   chargeur.contentLoaderInfo.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoaded);
}

function onConnStatus(evt:StatusEvent):void {
   switch (event.level) {
      case "status" :
         trace("LocalConnection.send() succeeded");
         break;
      case "error" :
         trace("LocalConnection.send() failed");
   }
}

I don’t understand a thing. I try to send an order from the as3 swf to the as2 swf like this :

// code in the as3 fla
var avm2LC:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();
avm2LC.addEventListener(StatusEvent.STATUS, onConnStatus);

var chargeur:Loader = new Loader();
chargeur.load(new URLRequest("intro1.swf"));
addChild(chargeur);

function onConnStatus(event:StatusEvent):void{
   switch (event.level) {
          case "status":
                trace("LocalConnection.send() succeeded");
                break;
          case "error":
                trace("LocalConnection.send() failed");
                break;
   }
}

avm2LC.send("avm2", "pauseAnim");

// code in the as2 fla
var avm2LC:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();
avm2LC.connect("avm2");

avm2LC.pauseAnim = function():Void
{
	timeline.pause(); // Where timeline is a TimelineLite instance (greensock)
}

// end of code

The result is “LocalConnection.send() failed”. I try already to listen the Event.COMPLETE on the Loader and then to send the order to the as2 swf but I have the same error.

Could you help me please ?

Thank you !

Tom