My XML scripts work fine in the local swf. If I load an external swf, can I still retreive XML data from the same way, or do I have to declare the root somewhere?

It's a general question. I know that when animating external swf files, you have to set it up differently, if so I would like an example, and a pitcher of beer. It's St. Patrick's weekend.

SAMPLE CODE ONLY

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> 
<SESSION> 
    <COUNT TITLE="starting position">-77777</COUNT> 
</SESSION>

loader swf 'nodes'

//grab the data as a string 
myString = myXML.COUNT.text(); 

//grab the data as an int 
count = int(myXML.COUNT.text()); 

external swf 'variables'

var myString:String = "";        
var count:int = int(myString); 
    trace(count);