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[lumstar]

Hey Guys,

I load a swf into my movie using the loadMovie command. I want to be able to read the size of the swf so I can create a preloader for this movie. How do i go about this? Lumstar

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[oldnewbie]

Preloader should normally be in the "to be loaded" movie itself, not in the main movie!

On an actions layer...
Frame 1:

if(_root.getBytesLoaded() >= _root.getBytesTotal()){
gotoAndPlay("Scene 1",1);
}
// Only to avoid seeing a flash frame of the preloader
// on Refresh or subsequent visits.
// Frame should remain blank on all layers, and no
// textfields displays or animations

Frame 2:

if(_root.getBytesLoaded() >= _root.getBytesTotal()){
gotoAndPlay("Scene 1",1);
}
// Here's where you would add textfield displays
// calculations to display loaded bytes, total bytes
// and/or percentage...Etc...Etc...

Frame 3:
gotoAndPlay(2);

Textfields displays and/or animation should be added on their own layers, but on frames 2 and 3 only. Frame 1 should remain clear of any displays or animations outside of the action script. Regards,

 

[lumstar]

Thanks Old,

Only thing is, this isnt a preloader for the entire movie, just for the one swf. This is needed so that i can have the background of my site change if the user picks a different one. I want to be able to show a loader for the new background.

Rgds, Lumstar

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[oldnewbie]

Yes, it's possible to have a preloader in the main movie, that will display the loading bytes of an external .swf, but since you have acces to the .fla of this (these) background movie(s), adding a preloader to "the to be loaded" movie itself, will work as well, displaying the first time around, and skipping the preloader, when it's already in the user's cache.
Regards,

 

[Guest_imported]

That's cool, but my external swf has it's own preloader of the type you describe, yet the preloder doesn't show up at all untill the whole external swf loads, then it just shows the content after the loader... arggh!

ideas?

 

[Rythemton]

When the main movie loads another movie, it stops and waits for the other movie to finish loading. That is why the preloader needs to be part of the loading movie.

You can have the loading movie force the main movie to continue to play with the _parent.play() command.

Steve

 

[Guest_imported]

Cool, I'll give it a go. Back soon.