Why does loadInit = function (url) not work?

[fedtrain]

I am totally confused now. I have NEVER understood listeners and I tried one just now...not working for me.

This is the part that doesn't work...

listener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc:MovieClip) {

The problem is that my 'target_mc' is a whole path. '_root.picStage.picHolder.locator' Everytime I put that in I got an error for a missing ) or , . I tried to make a variable for target_mc and then make that equal to my path...

var target_mc = _root.picStage.picHolder.locator

but then nothing happened.

I got the code from an '05 post...

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=703273

var mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var listener:Object = new Object();
listener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc:MovieClip) {
    target_mc._width = 400;
    target_mc._height = 200;
}
mcl.addListener(listener);

mcl.loadClip(picUrl, myClip);

If this won't work...then I have two complete functions to load a pic...then inside one I check to see if pic is loaded...if not reload...if so then resize.

Thanks



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