Mac GetBytesLoaded() And GetBytesTotal()
in my flash app i have the block:
Code:
if(_root.main_mc.loader_mc.getBytesLoaded() == _root.main_mc.loader_mc.getBytesTotal())
{
...
}
works fine on a pc. i don't think mac supports getBytesLoaded() and getBytesTotal(); i've had some buggy problems in the past with it on a mac. is this true? any way around it?
thanks
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Posted on: 04-26-2004, 04:21 PM
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hi,
i wonder if anybody can help me,
i have a movie clip called "imgholder" which is on the stage of a movie called main.swf.
I am using "imgholder" to load external .swf files.
This is fine, however when i try to use flash5's new object style code,
e.g. imgholder.loadmovie("test.swf")
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At the moment i am using:
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...
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----------------------------------
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Code:
//SNIPPET: this is in the banner.
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Code:
stop();
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Code:
movBirdContainer.createEmptyMovieClip("movBird", 1);
movBirdContainer.movBird.loadMovie("./image.jpg");
onEnterFrame = function()
{
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Sound.duration Continues To Increase After GetBytesLoaded()==getBytesTotal()?
Try this:
ActionScript Code:
var s = new Sound();
s.loadSound('sound.mp3',true);
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Have sound.mp3 or whatever in the same dir as the fla. Test movie, and simulate download. Notice that the Sound.duration continues to steadily increase even after getBytesLoaded()==getBytesTotal()! Example:
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ActionScript Code:
total_bytes=_root.getBytesTotal();
loaded_bytes=_root.getBytesLoaded();
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percent_done=int((loaded_bytes/total_bytes)*100);
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ifFrameLoaded("main",11){
gotoAndPlay("main",1);
}
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When calling this funtion on the _root movie,
i.e _root.getBytesTotal()
It is understood that it will return the total number of bytes of the _root movie.
NOW...
What if the root movie have an empty movieclip on it which is linked to a symbol in a shared library, and is purely there for registration purposes...
Then does getBytesTotal() return the TOTAL including the shared library (which is what I would expect as it is also needed to run the movie) or just the main root movie not taking into account any linkages.
The reason for my question is that I have put a very simple preloader into the first frame of a movie, but when the movie resumes play at frame 2 it seems to have only been half loaded with the linkage part coming in later....and then some other bits of the main root movie after that...
The movie has in fact not fully loaded.
Any ideas in this pls...would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
regards
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;
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Code:
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button.enabled = false
}
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Help GetBytesTotal
Hello everyBody!!!!
I need help doing a loader.
this.createEmptyMovieClip("Content",Fading.getDept h()-1)
Content.loadMovie(_root.contentToLoad)
_root.loader.text = Content.getBytesTotal()
Content is the movieClip where I want to load a movieClip
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Anyone can help me?
Visca el Barça!!!!
GetBytesTotal
Hey,
How can I confirm that flash has actually done the following for me on frame 1:
host = loadMovie("cm_intro.swf", "host");
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host.play();
soundTest = new Sound();
soundTest.attachSound("cm_intro");
soundTest.start();
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Has anyone got the function to work? if so, how?
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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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XML GetBytesTotal()
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Is there a way of using dot notation in general with variables? I've managed to get my variables in doing it the long way in other cases, e.g:
getProperty (variable_for_instancename)
instead of
instancename._property
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Hi people!!!
i am working on a photo gallery where a movieclips replace themselves with a jpg found on a server. an mc named 'pic001' uses contains a movie clip named 'picture'. i use a loadMovie command to replace 'picture' with a file named 'pic001.jpg'. this works fine.
trick is, some of the photos are large and i would like to have a simple loader sho up until the jpg is entirely loaded. i first managed this by creating a library of swf files (each with their own loader) that work fine, but i wanted to take advantage of the killer new feature, so i don't have to go through the extra step of compiling a .swf file for each image...
when i use the command 'picture.getBytesLoaded()' it only returns the ORIGINAL value for the picture MC (which contains nothing other than a rectangle use to determine placement). is there a way to determine the size of the actual .jpg as it is being loaded?
thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide...
theoceanfrog
GetBytesTotal Gets More Than BytesTotal ?
Hi,
I have a problem with my preloader. No, relax, it's working fine actually and I won't ask how to build one
I have a holder MC which is showing a preloader and which loads another MC as soon as it's been fully loaded (loader.loadMovie("Main_MC.swf").
In the holder MC i have the preloader showing a status bar and dynamic text telling the user how many kbytes have been loaded. My File (Main_MC.swf) is around 143 kbytes but the dynamic text field shows 210 kbytes ?!
How come?
Thanks in advance
Natsurfer
Flash MX GetBytesTotal Bug Perhaps?
There seems to be discrepancies in the way that getBytesTotal is reported in macintosh OSX and windows flash player...
If you try and load a jpg (i haven't tried it with a movieclip, but i assume it's the same) into a empty movieClip and the jpeg does not exist, or it's taking it's time to connect to the server.....in windows getBytesTotal() returns -1 whereas on the macintosh it returns 0. Whiuch means this code won't work....
if(toLoad.cont.getBytesLoaded()==toLoad.cont.getBy tesTotal()) {
gotoAndPlay(movie);
} else {
//code to continue loading jpeg...
}
I've had to change th if statement to read...
if(toLoad.cont.getBytesLoaded()==toLoad.cont.getBy tesTotal()&&toLoad.cont.getBytesTotal()>1)
Has anyone else seen this problem? Or am i doing something wrong?
thanks...
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