Swf Files Not Being Cached
has anyone ever had the problem of your swf files not being cached?
i just finished a site at work and i realized after a particular flash movie loaded, if i hit refresh or go back to it later, it has to load all over again like it was never cached in the first place. please advise, thanks.
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Posted on: 01-13-2003, 05:33 AM
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Hi All,
I'm loading an external SWF file in the background while the user is viewing a page. This cuts down on the preloading that I have set up for all the external SWF files. This approach seems to work well, except when the background loading SWF file contains sound. The sounds from the external SWF will play while the user is on a different page. I tried using a StopAllSounds command, but this doesn't work anymore after the SWF is in cache and the page is refreshed. Is there any way to turn sounds off while the external SWF is being loaded? Perhaps an if/else script with the ifFrameLoaded command. My actionscripting isn't that great. Any help would be appreciated.
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