Passing xml loaded text to external swfs dynamic textfield

i’m pulling my hair over this.
i have sucessfully (verified) loaded an xml file
and can trace the data i’d like to pass.

i am loading the external swf into an empty mc called X.
in the external swf i am loading is a mc and in there is a dynamic textfield.

i give the content of the xml to the path to the dynamic textfield and nothing happens. trying to pass the variable with:
target.text = content;

i listed the variables and objects in the test movie debug option (command+enter) and i can see the dynamic text box variable.
then i took copied the path from the output window to my actionscript, replaced _level0
with _root but still to no avail.

what am i doing wrong?
do i have to publish the swf being loaded in a certain way?
why am i able to look at the variables in the debug list variables and objects option, but not in the actionscript? :look:

thanks for your help,
cheers,
dual