Preloader For Multiple SWF's
HI,
I'm building a site with multiple SWF files. Each one having a preloader bar...
But when i re-call (not re-load) the swf's for a second time the preloader is still showing for 2 or so seconds...
I know it's picky, but is there a way of when the swf's are recalled to skip the preloader bar??
Just if anyone has any solutions, i'd be very grateful...
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Posted on: 09-15-2004, 10:57 AM
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From Me:
... However, I'm working on a new project now, and I'm having the same problem(s) with the preloader.
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He is the way i think you can do it.this is the idea ok
You create a Movie Clip load in each swf one at a time and check for when the swf has completly loaded then load the next. Also this movie clip is to be made in visible. This sould buffer all the swf to the users computer and make your project run correctly.
And with the invisable Movie clip the user can not see them.
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Regards,
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The ecard includes 4 scenes
1.) Preloader
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4.) 2 (this is where I want to load 2.swf)
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these are the frames...
frame 1)
loadVariablesNum ("variables.txt", 0);
frame 2 frame is called preloader1start)
1text = 1;
loadMovie (1+".swf", loadtarget1);
wscale = bar._width /100;
totalbytes = -1;
frame3)
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pload = percentloaded ;
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}
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frame4)
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frame5 frame is called preloader2start)
2text = 2;
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totalbytes = -1;
frame5)
if (loadtarget2.getBytesTotal() ==totalbytes) {
percentloaded = Math.floor(loadtarget2.getBytesLoaded() / totalbytes * 100);
pload = percentloaded ;
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}
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frame6)
gotoAndPlay ("preloader2start");
frame7)
framesLoaded = _framesLoaded;
totalFrames = _totalFrames;
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frame8)
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}
************************************************** ***********
what happens is that it loads the first one but does not move onto frame5(preloaderstart2),
but strangely it still preloads the ecard...
so does anyone know how to move onto preloaderstart2?
************************************************** ***********
also the way I load the .swf may be a problem...although if I try to load it in scene 3, it works.
1text = 1;
loadMovie (1+".swf", loadtarget1);
so if anyone can tell me how to do this....it would really help
************************************************** **********
Thanks for reading this if not for your advice.
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i am producing one main swf file
with multiple jpgs and swfs to be
loaded into the this main swf file
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inside the main swf file
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basics:
I have an "application" that loads external.swfs into containerClips. Each button loads a matching external.swf. I have one "transition/preloader" animation/code that I have made modular so I can re-use same code/animation for all externally loaded .swfs. (logic behind it is: button starts the "transition animation" playing and sets a variable for WHAT .swf to load and a variable to WHERE the .swf should be loaded to.
(all containerClips are located inside a mainContainerClip..and each unique containerClip is on its own layer.)
Now.....I have it so when you build your "product"..you can save it. then gives you an ID number...and you can come back and view it or start building again...whatever.
This is the part where I am stuck. when I "load all the saved pieces back in..they load are being called all at once..... so I need a way for my transition/preloader to not only "fire/trigger" when I click my SAVED PROJECT button.."BUT" to NOT play the end of the transition/preloader (outro) until ALL the pieces have loaded.
Heres how I have my movie set up so far:
the button loads the piece: // (your only concerned with the "else" statements/code part..)
Code:
on (release) {
if (_root.frameVar == "loaded") {
_root.subNavContainer.loadMovie("frameOptions.swf");
}else {
//start transition & preloader clip(s)
_root.part = "frames.swf";
_root.indiPartContainer = "frameContainer";
_root.mainTransition_mc.gotoAndPlay("fadeIn");
_root.subNavContainer.loadMovie("frameOptions.swf");
}
_root.frameVar = "loaded";
trace("Frame Section: " +_root.frameVar);
}
this starts my transition animation playing...and a few frames in I have a STOP action...where I have a clip with this code on it:
Code:
onClipEvent (load) {
_root.mainContainer[_root.indiPartContainer].loadMovie(_root.part);
trace(_root.indiPartContainer);
trace(_root.part);
}
which takes the VARS set by the buttons..and loads the correct content into the correct containerClip.
INSIDE this clip....on the FIRST FRAME I have this code for my preloader:
Code:
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
tb = Math.round(eval("_root.mainContainer."+_root.indiPartContainer).getBytesTotal()/1024);
lb = Math.round(eval("_root.mainContainer."+_root.indiPartContainer).getBytesLoaded()/1024);
if (tb>0 && lb>0) {
_parent.gearsClip_mc.percent_txt.text = Math.round((lb/tb)*100)+"%";
//this.stop();
if (lb>=tb) {
_parent.gotoAndPlay("fadeOut");
}
}
}
now everythign works fine as is....and when I click on a one button to load one (1) piece at time..no problems...
its when I have to load multiple parts at the same time....
any ideas on how to approach this?
I posted before I started this project about this concern of mine..and the answer was..(sorta) do something like this in the preloader for checking totalBytes/loadedBytes (trying to adapt it to my scenario here)
Code:
_root.indiPartContainer = _root.mainContainer.container1+_root.mainContainer.container2+_root.mainContainercontainer3;
tb = Math.round(eval("_root.mainContainer."+_root.indiPartContainer).getBytesTotal()/1024);
lb = Math.round(eval("_root.mainContainer."+_root.indiPartContainer).getBytesLoaded()/1024);
open to suggestions...
I see problems with the:
Code:
onClipEvent (load) {
_root.mainContainer[_root.indiPartContainer].loadMovie(_root.part);
trace(_root.indiPartContainer);
trace(_root.part);
}
part..as "this" is what actually calls the "load" normally....
but when I load the "saved pieces" I do it from here (this snippet) of code. (the parts where the help is needed/should be focused is in "AS" tags....but all code is there...)
on (release) {
myTarget = idField_txt.text;
//myTarget = "testLoad";
savedParts = new LoadVars();
savedParts.onLoad = function(success) {
if (!success) {
idField_txt.htmlText = true;
idField_txt.htmlText = "NO SUCH ID#"
_root.loadedMode = "no";
trace("failed to load");
} else {
idField_txt.htmlText = true;
idField_txt.htmlText = "LOADING BUILD ID"
_root.loadedMode = "yes";
trace("load was good");
//Frame Array
var frameArray = [];
frameArray = savedParts.frameData.split(",");
/*
for (i=0; i<frameArray.length; i++) {
//trace(frameArray[i]);
}
*/
_root.savedFrameChoice = frameArray[0];
_root.savedFrame_x = frameArray[1];
_root.savedFrame_y = frameArray[2];
_root.savedFrame_xScale = frameArray[3];
_root.savedFrame_yScale = frameArray[4];
_root.savedFrame_currentFrame = frameArray[5];
_root.savedFrame_rotation = frameArray[6];
trace("Frame Choice: "+_root.savedFrameChoice);
trace("Frame x: "+_root.savedFrame_x);
trace("Frame y: "+_root.savedFrame_y);
trace("Frame xScale: "+_root.savedFrame_xScale);
trace("Frame yScale: "+_root.savedFrame_yScale);
trace("Frame currentFrame: "+_root.savedFrame_currentFrame);
trace("Frame rotation: "+_root.savedFrame_rotation); code:
if (_root.savedFrameChoice != "") {
trace(newline+"Re-Loading frames.swf"+newline);
_root.frameVar = "loaded"
_root.mainContainer.frameContainer.loadMovie("fram es.swf");
}
//Tank Array
var tankArray = [];
tankArray = savedParts.tankData.split(",");
/*
for (i=0; i<tankArray.length; i++) {
//trace(tankArray[i]);
}
*/
_root.savedTankChoice = tankArray[0];
_root.savedTank_x = tankArray[1];
_root.savedTank_y = tankArray[2];
_root.savedTank_xScale = tankArray[3];
_root.savedTank_yScale = tankArray[4];
_root.savedTank_currentFrame = tankArray[5];
_root.savedTank_rotation = tankArray[6];
trace("Tank Choice: "+_root.savedTankChoice);
trace("Tank x: "+_root.savedTank_x);
trace("Tank y: "+_root.savedTank_y);
trace("Tank xScale: "+_root.savedTank_xScale);
trace("Tank yScale: "+_root.savedTank_yScale);
trace("Tank currentFrame: "+_root.savedTank_currentFrame);
trace("Tank rotation: "+_root.savedTank_rotation);
code:
if (_root.savedTankChoice != "") {
trace(newline+"Re-Loading tanks.swf"+newline);
_root.frameVar = "loaded"
_root.mainContainer.tankContainer.loadMovie("tanks .swf");
}
if (_root.savedTankChoice != "") {
trace(newline+"Re-Loading tanks.swf"+newline);
_root.tankVar = "loaded"
_root.mainContainer.tankContainer.loadMovie("tanks .swf");
}
//Engine Array
var engineArray = [];
engineArray = savedParts.engineData.split(",");
/*
for (i=0; i<engineArray.length; i++) {
//trace(engineArray[i]);
}
*/
// etc..etc.. through ALL parts
}
};
//savedParts.load(myTarget+".txt");
savedParts.load("savedBuilds/"+myTarget+".txt");
}
so the question is...you now see how the multiple "re-loads" (if you will) are called. frames....then tanks....eangine..etc..etc al the way through...
how can I use my existing preloader code (and the way it is set up...transition in....preload check/wait...transition out.)
or will I have to make a complete new one? Looks like I might have too eh?..and if that is the only way..any suggestions..
(just take out the frame code in the (duplicate) preloader/transition clip(s) I have now...which does any "loading"...and lave the getBytes part?)
thanks.. I need another pair of eyes on this...Im going crazy! LOL
update:
I figured it out.....all resolved. I "cheated".. I duplicated my transition/preloader clip, instead of trying to use my current one (which was already a generic/reusable one for all the individual parts)...
and I edited my preload code to be similar to this:
code:
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
tb = Math.round(_root.mainContainer.frameContainer.getB ytesTotal()+_root.mainContainer.tankContainer.getB ytesTotal()/1024);
lb = Math.round(_root.mainContainer.frameContainer.getB ytesTotal()+_root.mainContainer.tankContainer.getB ytesLoaded()/1024);
if (tb>0 && lb>0) {
_parent.gearsClip_mc.percent_txt.text = Math.round((lb/tb)*100)+"%";
//this.stop();
if (lb>=tb) {
_parent.gotoAndPlay("fadeOut");
}
}
}
just in case anyone searches...this thread has a solution.
One Preloader For Multiple Scenes?
Hi, I'm a flash newbie trying to teach myself the joys of flash scripting. So, I thought I'd try to redesign my personal website using flash.
Things are going smoothly thus far, but I have a question:
My .fla file has multiple scenes that constitute the various pages. I was wondering, is there a way to set up a preloader in the main scene that checks if ALL the scenes within the flash movie are loaded (not just the home page)? I don't need anything fancy, just the basics.
If so, how would I go about doing it?
I know it must get tiring to repeatedly answer preloader based questions, but I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, and some of the tutorials read like Greek.
Thanks for any help you can provide!
Multiple Jpgs Preloader
ok here's my problem
i have built a viewer for a number of jpgs. the jpgs are not embeded, they are loaded at runtime.
what i want to do:
i want each thumbnail to appear after the corresponding large jpg has been loaded into memory and be available for clicking.
the structure:
one empty MC for the large JPG
one small MC with another MC (invisible) and a button inside.
the small MC loads the large jpg inside it (in the invisble MC) and onEnterFrame checks to see how much of the jpg is loaded (using getbytesloaded). when done, it duplicates itself and this new copy does the same thing and so on (based on an array of files in the root frame)
the loading of the large jpg in the invisible MC is done so that the JPG will (hopefully!) be loaded into memory, and when i call it again (to be displayed in the large empty MC on stage), it will show right away.
if this is wrong, please correct me
Ive done this so people can start clicking on the thumbnails as soon as they're loaded (instead of having to wait for all the pictures).
The issue: while loading, if i click on a button inside a MC that already loaded its jpg, it takes a very long time to load the jpg. It seems it loads it again (not using the one in memory).
Does this make any sense?
Please help
One Preloader Bar For Multiple Files....
I've looked around like crazy to find sometning what http://www.flashlevel.com does on their site. One preloader for multiple files that shows the file beeing loaded and the progress in regards to the total of all the mutiple files beeing loaded. Does anyone no of a tutorial or code for this...
Thanks, Niklas
[F8] Preloader - Multiple Movies
I hate to do this, but none of the dozens of threads I looked at address this in the quite way I need.
I have a simple Flash movie where the main timeline as 10 or so layers. Each layer has one keyframe containing a different movie clip.
I have tried making a preloader as it's own movie clip and putting it in the top layer. The code for the preloader clip is this:
Code:
Frame 1
var tbytes:Number=_root.getBytesTotal();
var lbytes:Number=_root.getBytesLoaded();
var pct:Number=lbytes/tbytes;
loaderbar._width=Math.round(pct*200);
Frame 2
if(lbytes==tbytes) {
gotoAndPlay(3);
} else {
gotoAndPlay(1);
}
Frame 3
_root.opening.play();
stop();
When simulating a download, the preloader does not appear, and the movie does appear after it's fully downloaded.
I'm I approaching this preloader in the wrong way?
I don't want to use components (Loader, Progress Bar), as they always seem to cause the main movie to run slower.
Thanks,
- bob
Preloader For Multiple Clips
I undertstand how to develop a loading teaser and load an entire Flash movie but how do you just load individual clips when they are called upon? In other words, I put a loader in scene 1 of a Flash movie, let's say I have 5 page links each going to it's own movie clip when clicked. Each of the movie clips have identical preloaders. Problem is, when I add these clips to the timeline at various frames in scene 1, the entire movie loads when I test it instaed of just loading a clip when a page link containing that clip is clicked. Please help me understand how to make the clips only load when you click on their respective link. Thanks!!!
Preloader For Multiple Jpegs?
I have a project that is set up to load images from a server into set movie clips on the stage, then it proceeds to tween those through actionscript, sequentially (fading in, panning and then fading out into another, and then repeating the same process). Problem is, sometimes those tweens play out before all the images are able to load. So sometimes it plays through the tween without any image being able to be loaded into that specific movie clip, and you might end up finally seeing the image when the tween is half way over.
My question is: is there any way to preload all those images at once right at the beginning of the project? Or even just not allow it to go to the second frame (which is where the tween code is), until all the images have been loaded?
Ive been trying to figure this out for a couple hours here, and im just not seeing how i can do this. I thought i could just do:
loaded= clip1.getbytesloaded()+clip2.getbytesloaded()+...
total= clip1.getbytestotal()+clip2.getbytestotal()+...
and then just divide them like you normally would, but i cant seem to get that to work.
HoweverI have had sucess with that method when i use the "loadmovienum" function, in conjunction with the adding method:
loaded= _level1.getbytesloaded()+_level2.getbytesloaded()+ ...
total= _level1.getbytestotal()+_level2.getbytestotal()+.. .
Instead of "loadmovie", but i cant really do it the way i want, as with the loadmovienum function i have to load my images into a specific level, rather than a specific movie clip.
Preloader/xml/multiple Holders
I have came across many preloader examples and couldn't find one that will show how to construct a complex preloader that will calculate and preload multiple images and swfs that xml will load into various holders with different instance name (holder01, holder02, etc) at same time. Below's a rough preloader I came up for a single holder, so is it possible to adapt the script related to my question? If not, what is another approach I should look into?
Code:
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
holder01._alpha = 0;
var amount:Number = holder01.getBytesLoaded() / holder01.getBytesTotal() *100;
loader._xscale = amount;
percent = int ( (holder.getBytesLoaded()/holder01.getBytesTotal()) * 100 )
percentage.text = percent;
if(amount == 100) {
holder01._alpha = 100;
loader._visible = false;
percentage._visible = false;
}
}
Multiple Preloader - Loading Bar Bug
Hi
I'm almost 3 weeks trying to create a preloader that actually preloads some SWFs but with just one single bar.
I've searched this forum and I didn't find any post with something that really works with no bugs.
My preloader is working, but I get a bug in the loadbar, because for some reason Flash does not "know" how much "bytesTotal" I have for all SWFs...
Here is my preloader working online, you can see the bar going back at the end...
http://www.direttaweb.com.br/teste/
And here is the .fla
http://www.direttaweb.com.br/teste/load_swfs.fla
And here is my code
Thanks a lot!
Code:
// variables to hold getBytesTotal() of each SWF
_root.total_container_mc1 = 0;
_root.total_container_mc2 = 0;
_root.total_container_mc3 = 0;
_root.total_container_mc4 = 0;
_root.total_container_mc5 = 0;
// variable to hold getBytesTotal() of ALL SWF together
_root.total = 0;
//----------------------------------------
// variables to hold getBytesLoaded() of each SWF
_root.loaded_container_mc1 = 0;
_root.loaded_container_mc2 = 0;
_root.loaded_container_mc3 = 0;
_root.loaded_container_mc4 = 0;
_root.loaded_container_mc5 = 0;
// variable to hold getBytesLoaded() of ALL SWF together
_root.loaded = 0;
function onLoadStart(target){
// do nothing
}
function onLoadProgress(target, bytes_loaded, bytes_total){
target.stop();
if (_root["total_"+target._name] == 0){
// set bytesTotal of each SWF
_root["total_"+target._name] = bytes_total;
}
// set bytesLoaded of each SWF
_root["loaded_"+target._name] = bytes_loaded;
// set bytesLoaded of ALL SWF together
_root.loaded = _root.loaded_container_mc1 + _root.loaded_container_mc2 + _root.loaded_container_mc3 + _root.loaded_container_mc4 + _root.loaded_container_mc5;
// set bytesTotal of ALL SWF together
_root.total = _root.total_container_mc1 + _root.total_container_mc2 + _root.total_container_mc3 + _root.total_container_mc4 + _root.total_container_mc5;
_root.txt_loaded.text = _root.loaded;
_root.txt_total.text = _root.total;
_root.loadbar._xscale = (_root.loaded/_root.total)*100;
}
function onLoadComplete(target){
target.play();
}
function onLoadError(target, error_code){
preloader_mc.removeMovieClip();
txt_error.text = error_code;
}
// create movie clip loader to handle downloading
var loader_mc1 = new MovieClipLoader();
loader_mc1.addListener(this);
var loader_mc2 = new MovieClipLoader();
loader_mc2.addListener(this);
var loader_mc3 = new MovieClipLoader();
loader_mc3.addListener(this);
var loader_mc4 = new MovieClipLoader();
loader_mc4.addListener(this);
var loader_mc5 = new MovieClipLoader();
loader_mc5.addListener(this);
movie_btn.onPress = function(){
startPreload("1.swf",1);
startPreload("2.swf",2);
startPreload("3.swf",3);
startPreload("4.swf",4);
startPreload("5.swf",5);
}
function startPreload(url,num){
this["loader_mc"+num].loadClip(url, "container_mc"+num);
}
Preloader For Multiple External Swf's
I've been trying to make a preloader to load the root file and three external swf's onto separate levels. I want the preloader to indicate the progress of the total of all four files (i.e. it will reach 100% only when all four are fully loaded). I don't require a load bar, I just want text displaying the percent loaded.
I am new to ActionScript and have been experimenting with it. I've tried several different scripts from a number of websites and tutorials, and none of them seem to work, or they don't quite do what I want (they only load one file, or they load all files onto one level, or they have a separate progress indicator for each file, etc.).
The site can be previewed at http://www.seducinginternalneeds.com/test/CDBH02.html
It is not completed, but the first three links (Cold, Dead and Black) are linked to the external swf's. Right now the links work by calling the swf to be loaded, which causes a delay in the animation. What I would like to have is for each of these files to be preloaded onto a certain level, so that when a button is clicked it will simply say goto the appropriate level and frame.
Does anyone have a working script for this scenario?
Thanks for your time,
~ RaVeN
Preloader And Multiple SWFs
Hey guys,
I did some Flash work for my company here about a month ago. Some guys from a company upstairs helped us out with some graphics, and now we are returning the favor to them by helping them with their new website. Unfortunately my work didn't quite get to the level that they are looking for so I was hoping some of you could give me a kick in the right direction. Basically the site has a whole bunch of .swf files. For the main page there is a background with a few buttons at the top and a spinning graphic as the first swf , as well as a movieclip that plays a small video on the page as a second swf and finally some navigation with 4 buttons as a 3rd swf. Also, all the 'subsites' are .swfs as well... this is what they are asking...
They want a single preloader for the main page, that is, preload the 3 .swfs i mentionned with a single preloader 'image'. They then want, once the main page is loaded, for the 'subsites' to begin preloading in the background (which I think this: http://proto.layer51.com/d.aspx?f=741 should work fine for).
So if anyone can help me with the first part and maybe tell me "that will or will not work" for the second it would be a great help.
Thanks a ton,
--D
Preloader On Multiple Movieclips
thanks in advance -
Okay, simply put i have about 10 different maps which depending on which ones load, activate waypoints. ( anywhere from 4 - 130 ) when the user selects a waypoint, it loads a series of 12 images representing the waypoint pressed into a grid of 12 blank movieclips.
the code for that :
Code:
function changeimagegrid() {
if (currentButton>=1 && currentButton<=(numberhotspots)) {
for (var i:Number = (((currentButton-1)*12)+1); i<((currentButton*12)+1); i++) {
mcsimplified = ((i+1)-(((currentButton-1)*12)+1));
var imagetoload:String = "neighborhood_images/"+HSsection+"/"+HSsection+"_nail/"+i+".jpg";
var mcloadto = eval("_root.image_grid.imagegrid_holder.imagethumb_"+mcsimplified);
loadMovie(imagetoload, mcloadto);
}
}
so i have all this working but i want to have each image have a preloader wipe across each Movieclip while they load, and then dissapear on complete.
i know i must need to use a moviecliploader, a load listener, and just declare a startload function, but ive only done it in the past with a single movie clip loading into levels.
like this- how ive done in past
Code:
mcLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
loadListener = new Object();
mcLoader.addListener(loadListener);
_root.percentText_txt._visible = false;
_root.progressBar_mc._visible = false;
loadListener.onLoadStart = function() {
_level5.stop();
};
loadListener.onLoadProgress = function(loadTarget, loadedBytes, totalBytes) {
preloaded = Math.round(loadedBytes/totalBytes*100);
_root.percentText_txt.text = preloaded+"% loaded";
_root.progressBar_mc._xscale = preloaded;
};
loadListener.onLoadInit = function() {
_root.percentText_txt._visible = false;
_root.progressBar_mc._visible = false;
_level5.play();
};
function startLoad() {
_root.percentText_txt._visible = true;
_root.progressBar_mc._visible = true;
_root.progressBar_mc._xscale = 1;
}
can anyone give me a hand with this? - some reason i just cant seem to get it to work.
thanks
Multiple MC Preloader Problem?
Hey guys
I'm having trouble making a Sequencial or Multiple Preloader.
Hope it is not too complicated to understand. I have managed to fry my brain so far.
Can anyone help me figure out how to make this work?
http://www.dicksoncreativedesigns.co...ePreloader.zip
I need it to be like this example below however can not figure out how to make the percentage txt a load bar....
http://www.dicksoncreativedesigns.com/temp/Multi.zip
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