load pictures dynamically at runtime?

[mlindsey]

I have two questions.
1. is it possible to load pics into a flash movie from an external source?
2. is it possible to get the coordinates from a rectangle that is drawn on an image so that the coordinates coorespond to the image's actual height and width not the height and width that is displayed?

Thanks for any help

Mikey

 

[dhere38]

on (release) {
gotoAndPlay ("Scene#", 1);
loadMovie ("your_SWF_file_here.swf", "Holder"
setProperty ("holder", _x, "111.8"
setProperty ("holder", _y, "105.7"
}
where "holder" is the instance name of the box drawn on the stage that the SWF will be imported to(i Suggest that you delete the fill color and bring the alpha level down to make your "holder" invisible) I think the rest is self explanitory.

Hope this helps.