Can a swf file begin executing code before loading completely?

[maguskrool]

I have a swf file with a preloader on the stage at authoring time. The preloader centers itself by retrieving the stage dimensions and calculating the coordinates it needs.

This works everytime in Flash preview, but once I put it online it only works sometimes, mostly after I refresh the page. The stage width and height it seems, are considered = 0 when this happens and so my preloader doesn't position itself correctly.

The only reason I can determine for this error is that when the code begins to execute the swf is not fully loaded, and thus it gets wrong stage dimensions. I have exported the swf file to have 100% width and heigth, don't know if there are known issues with this mode of publishing.

Any help on this matter is appreciated, thanks in advance.

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[kennethkawamoto]

It works fine for me, i.e. I get the correct stage size immediately every time.

What does your code look like?

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[maguskrool]

Ok, I'm guessing it was some problem with the cache or the server I was uploading the site on. Now it "seems" to work fine, once I re-uploaded all again.

There's still some problem with the positioning of another element but I need to take a deeper look at the code. If the problem eludes me I'll post again.

Thank you for your help.

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