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Preloader W External Swf Loads Movie Too Early
Hi all,
I've been tearing my eyes out trying to figure this one out. I have a game in a swf file, and I have another swf file which only contains my preloader. The preloader file has only 1 frame and 3 layers wich controls progess bar etc. My problem is that the movie is played before the actual movie has loaded 100%. Instead, when my loader reaches around 50% it disappears and the game swf is played which isn't good since every game component hasnt been loaded yet. Any ideas on why this is happening?

I'm using the tutorial
http://www.lukamaras.com/tutorials/p...preloader.html

Code:
siteLoader.loadMovie("game.swf");
loadingBar._xscale = 1;
loadingBar.onEnterFrame = function() {
kBytesLoaded = this._parent.siteLoader.getBytesLoaded() / 1024;
kBytesTotal = this._parent.siteLoader.getBytesTotal() / 1024;
percentage = Math.round(kBytesLoaded / kBytesTotal * 100);
this._xscale = percentage;
if (percentage == 99) {
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
}
I have also tried using loadMovieClip but I get the same effect. Why is my preloader exiting before the entire swf is loaded? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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I have a set of SWFs that load when a button is pressed on the parent SWF file...they all load into an empty placeholder, and each contains it own dynamic text field. the problem i'm having is, the text loads, but the HTML won't render, so i get plain text and html tags

the script in my external SWF files is as follow.

var lv = new LoadVars;
lv._parent = this;
lv.onLoad=function(success){
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}

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everything is filled out correctly in the Property menu, someone PLEASE help

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Hi!

My problem is that I want my 200x200 px preloader to be centered on the page and then load a flash movie which is 1200x900 px.

I can do it by centering the preloader on a page, and then using navigateToUrl to the main movie, but this obviously isn't very seamless.

so any ideas? Would I use JavaScript to alter the dimensions?

thanks!

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Preloader For Master.swf Which Loads All External Swf Files.
Hi all-

I'm having a bit of a problem. I have a flash site that I'm making (my first one) and I want to have a preloader load my master.swf file. My master.swf file loads all other external .swf and .jpg files with a nice progress bar etc. However, when I first vist master.swf in my browser I have to put a not so nice "LOADING PLEASE WAIT" ugh. All my code is below for you to take a look at.

Is there any way to load my master.swf file with a nice preloader like I want or should I go about doing this a totally different way?

I have export frame for classes set to 1.
trigger.swf - my shared library and probably the largest file size since it has all the fonts I use in it.
preloader.swf - the preloader the master.swf file uses when loading external .swf and .jpg files.
mainmenu.swf - my navigation for my site.
splash.swf - the splash page for my site.
music_player_fin.swf - my little juke box that I made.
To see the swf in action visit http://spazio.dvdfuture.com/flash/master.html

master.swf

Frame 1

Code:
stop();
// ------------------ MCL ------------------ \
var myMCL:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var myListener:Object = new Object();

myListener.onLoadProgress = function(target_mc, loadedBytes, totalBytes) {
_level50._visible = true;
var preloaderPercent:Number = Math.round((loadedBytes/totalBytes) * 100);
_level50.preloader.gotoAndStop(preloaderPercent);
}

myListener.onLoadComplete = function (target_mc) {
_level50._visible = false;
}

myMCL.addListener(myListener);
// ------------------ /MCL ------------------ \

myMCL.loadClip("trigger.swf", 5);
myMCL.loadClip("preloader.swf", 50);
Frame 2:

Code:
stop();
myMCL.loadClip("splash.swf", 5);
myMCL.loadClip("mainmenu.swf", 20);
myMCL.loadClip("music_player_fin.swf", 10);
Below is the code in my mainmenu.swf

Frame 1:

Code:
stop();

//----------------<changeOptionColor options>-----------------\
var overFrame:Number = 2;
var outFrame:Number = 1;
MM_Button1._alpha = 20;
MM_Button2._alpha =20;

function changeOptionColor (myOption:MovieClip, myFrame:Number) {
myOption.gotoAndStop(myFrame);
}

//----------------</changeOptionColor options>-----------------\

//----------------<re-enable menu options>-----------------\
function reActivateBtns() {
MM_Button1.enabled = true;
MM_Button2.enabled = true;
MM_Button1._alpha = 20;
MM_Button2._alpha =20;
changeOptionColor(MM_Button1, outFrame);
changeOptionColor(MM_Button2, outFrame);
};
//----------------</re-enable menu options>-----------------\

//----------------<Button1 option>-----------------\
MM_Button1.onRollOver = function () {
this._alpha = 100;
changeOptionColor(this, overFrame);
};

MM_Button1.onRollOut = function () {
this._alpha = 20;
changeOptionColor(this, outFrame);
};

MM_Button1.onRelease = function () {
reActivateBtns();
this._alpha = 100;
this.enabled = false;
changeOptionColor(this, overFrame);
_level0.myMCL.loadClip("button1.swf", 5);
};
//----------------</Button1 option>-----------------\

//----------------<Button2 option>-----------------\
MM_Button2.onRollOver = function () {
this._alpha = 100;
changeOptionColor(this, overFrame);
};

MM_Button2.onRollOut = function () {
this._alpha = 20;
changeOptionColor(this, outFrame);
};

MM_Button2.onRelease = function () {
reActivateBtns();
this._alpha = 100;
this.enabled = false;
changeOptionColor(this, overFrame);
_level0.myMCL.loadClip("button2.swf", 5);
};
//----------------</Button2 option>-----------------\

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I seem to be having trouble with my preloader. I have 7 categories of pictures with different picture totals for each group. They are to be loaded externally.
1. I made a scene before the main website with an empty movie clip offstage called introHolder.
2.Then I made looping code:

ActionScript Code:
picGrps = ["intro", "acc", "clt", "fd", "fun", "grm", "hm", "luv"];
picTotals = [8, 5, 3, 3, 5, 4, 6, 5];
//
function preloadPics() {
_root.introHolder.loadMovie("pb_address.jpg");
for (x=0; x<=picGrps.length-1; x++) {
for (y=1; y<=picTotals[x]; y++) {
_root.introHolder.loadMovie("pb_"+picGrps[x]+y+".jpg");
trace(picGrps[x]+y);
}
}
}
This should load intro1.jpg all the way up to 8, then acc1.jpg all the way up to 5, etc. When I trace, it shows all of these names.

Then, about 5 frames later I have the typical preloader script:

ActionScript Code:
total_bytes = _root.introHolder.getBytesTotal();
trace(total_bytes);
//sets a variable equal to the bytes loaded of the movie
loaded_bytes = _root.introHolder.getBytesLoaded();
//sets a variable equal to what's left to load
remaining_bytes = total_bytes-loaded_bytes;
//coverts remaining bytes to an integer in percent
percent_done = int((loaded_bytes/total_bytes)*100);
//makes the bar movie go to the frame equal to the percent done
bar.gotoAndStop(percent_done);
if (percent_done == 100) {
gotoAndPlay("placeholder", 1);
}
The frame after this has an action telling it to go back to the above script if not loaded.

So, the problem......

The pictures (when traced) say they're loaded, but they don't seem to be really loaded. The movie goes to the "placeholder" scene BEFORE all of these pictures are loaded...what am I doing wrong?

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I have created a swf file that I use just as a container.
This swf just has navigation buttons and an empty mc, called holder_mc.

Each Nav button has the below code but obviously loading in a different external swf into the same holder_mc

menu_mc.story_btn.onRelease = function() {
loadMovie("twoMatesStory.swf", "holder_mc");
}

Every swf has it's own small preloader. So obviously every time loadMovie executes the previous swf is cleared from holder_mc and is replaced by the new swf and you see the next preloader and then the swf content.

I want to keep the loaded SWF in holder_mc viewable until the next requested swf is ready to view. I’ve seen many Flash sites that do this, but I haven’t got a clue how it’s done.

Please help,

Cheers,

Dave

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Now the main preloader loads up fine like it always has but when it reaches about 90% the movie starts playing. It is only loading in one main file.

Any ideas on how it can start playing the swf before its done loading it. I have used the same code for the preloader on several sites and they are all working fine.

How can I make sure that the movie doens't play until it is fully loaded...

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hey guys,
i'm getting really frustrated because i just can't seem to get this preloader to work! the preloader pops up on screen when the movie is 91% loaded. i have the publish settings set for top down loading and my script & preloader are on the top levels, first frame.

why doesn't flash show the preloader first?!?!

please help!

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I have created one flash movie that loads 3 swf movies at the same time (a common menu bar, common background and page specific content)

It was built like this to make it easy to update any one component.

The problem I am having is that when I add a preloader to the swf that loads these three movies it does not know exactly when all 3 have loaded and it then runs the movies out of sync the first time around. So once one part has loaded it starts playing it right away.

I need to have the preloader run exclusively until all 3 movies have loaded and then have them all start at the same time.

The main movie .fla is attaced here and all files can be found here:

http://www.valencienne.com/test/

To see the current movie go to:
http://www.valencienne.com/test/hometest.swf

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Movie Loads Before Preloader Is Finished
here's what i have in my master.fla on frame 1.

//-------------------------preloaderscript------------------\
myMCL.addListener(myListener);

myListener.onLoadProgress = function (target_mc, loadedBytes, totalBytes) {
_level10._visible = true;
var preloadPercent:Number = Math.round((loadedBytes / totalBytes) *100);
_level10.preloader.gotoAndStop(preloadPercent);
}

myListener.onLoadComplete = function (target_mc) {
_level10._visible = false;
}

myMCL.loadClip("preloader.swf", 10);

//--------------------------------------------------\

here what's on frame 2.

//---------------------------------------------------\
stop();
if (percent == 100){
gotoAndPlay(1);
}else{
myMCL.loadClip("splash.swf", 5);
}

//--------------------/preloaderscript-----------------\

It used to work just fine until I added more content to the splash.fla, which you would think would make it take longer. Check it out so you can see what I'm talking about. Thanks.

http://dev.villaparadisonevis.com/

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Can someone help me?

im on a proyect that requires an external movie clip to load on a main movie. That's easy, the hard part is that i need that the loaded to be movie loads without adapt the settings of the main movie (main movie: height=100%, width=100%) so if the main movie works as a fullscreen background the loaded to be movie retain the actual size w 500 x h 300. Thanks in advance.

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In my bare bones swf I have a one frame dummy movie clip with no art. It just has a loadMovie action that loads the main swf.
I have a preloader in the bare bones movie that uses movieLoader.getBytesLoaded to preload the clip.
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I did edit the code to load some extra levels, but even the un editied code has the same results so I don't believe thats the problem.

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PHP Code:

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I've created a preloader for this site:

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Code:
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}
}
}
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Code:
holder_mc._visible = false;
but it didn't help.

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Jerome

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Code:
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*
Code:
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---------------------- --------- --------------
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Code:
MovieClip(parent).play();
which obviously makes the main timeline running again.

PROBLEM: When I upload the swf, the loader works, but when I refresh the window, it shows the full preloader, but then refuses to do anything :s

If anyone needs more code or something, let me know, and thanks for reading my way too long explanation

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We start with our basic percentage bar preloader screen (first scene in order), and then it launches into the movie (next scene). The actionscript for the preloader is of the standard percent=bytesloaded/bytestotal variety.

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