public class Main extends Sprite  {  [Embed(source='../lib/background.svg')]  public var background:Class;    public function Main():void   {   var bck:Sprite = new background();   bck.x = 0;   bck.y = 0;   addChild(bck);  }

worked without having to add to library. It says to save svg as “Plain SVG”, so maybe saving in “Inkscape SVG” made a difference. Further every time I embedded it actually created:
[Embed(source='../lib/background.svg', mimeType='application/octet-stream')]
removing the mimeType made it work.

Thanks again for your time!!

Mui thanks for this concise and clear tutorial -exactly what I needed, trying to add my games background and failing.

However, I’m still failing -but of my own accord: I made the background via inkscape (to poor to afford illustrator), so the file format is svg. Oh yes. It compiles with no problems, but of course nothing is displaying. And no option to add to library.

If you have any thoughts on that I’d be most grateful, and in the meantime I’ll hunt around and report back if I find a solution. Thanks again!