populating combobox from external file

[stakadush]

i am trying to populate a combobox (named countriesBox) in the flash file from an external text file. it works great when i run the swf directly but when i use loadMovieNum() function to load it inside a different flash movie it won't populate the combobox.
here's my actionscript code:

this._lockroot = true;

//load the text file
var countryList = new LoadVars();
countryList.load("countries.list");
countriesBox.addItem("-- your country --", '');
countryList.onLoad = function() {
	var comboCountries = countryList.countries.split(",");
	var why = false;
	for (i=0; i < comboCountries.length;i++) {
        countriesBox.addItem(comboCountries[i],comboCountries[i]);
	}
}

i just can't understand why it works great as a standalone movie and won't work when loaded inside another movie.
by the way, i'm loading it as follows (into layer 3):

on (release) {
	loadMovieNum("mailist.swf", 3);
}

i'm using flash mx 2004 professional...

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[psuhas]

If you create all the components using attachMovie method the you can populate combobox dynamically.

 

[oldnewbie]

You're not loading on layer 3 but on level 3. Thus your path is wrong.

Regards,

 

[billwatson]

that seems to happen at times..bit of a bug...attaching dynamically will work, so will using a listbox instead.