ok, so i dont think i worded this properly. cause after finally getting the darned thing to load it loads in the external swf... i need it to load in the main swf....


Code:
galleryMC.award01Btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showImage);

function showImage(evt:Event){
	var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("award1.swf");
	var loader:Loader = new Loader();

loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, loadProgress);
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loadComplete);

function loadProgress(event:ProgressEvent):void {
	var percentLoaded:Number = event.bytesLoaded/event.bytesTotal;
		percentLoaded = Math.round(percentLoaded * 100);
		trace("Loading: "+percentLoaded+"%");
}
function loadComplete(event:Event):void {
	trace("Complete");
}

loader.load(request);
root.addChild(loader);