Preloading external SWF files - HTML Forums

tomjelfs · 05-05-2008, 05:29 AM

Hi

I'm currently using this actionscript

Code:

bytes_loaded = Math.round(this.getBytesLoaded());
bytes_total = Math.round(this.getBytesTotal());
getPercent = bytes_loaded/bytes_total;
this.loadBar._width = getPercent*100;
this.loadText = Math.round(getPercent*100)+"%";
if (bytes_loaded == bytes_total) {
	this.gotoAndPlay(10);
}

to preload whenever I need preloading on a file but I've just put together a piece of flash for a website that loads external swf files by using

Code:

_root.movieloader.loadMovie("paulnicholls.swf");

when it hits a certain frame.

What I want is for the main file to look at all the other flash files and then preload them before starting, is this possible?

Cheers

RysChwith · 05-05-2008, 07:30 AM

Yup. Just change this.getBytesLoaded() to movieloader.getBytesLoaded() (and so on for the other functions).

You also need to change your if statement to:

Code:

if( bytes_loaded > 4 && bytes_loaded >= bytes_total ) {

An empty movie clip -- one that has not yet begun to load its contents -- takes up four bytes. If you don't check for that, your if statement can evaluate to true before anything has loaded.

Rys

tomjelfs · 05-05-2008, 09:00 AM

Thanks for your reply.

So my code should look like this?

Code:

bytes_loaded = Math.round(movieloader.getBytesLoaded());
bytes_total = Math.round(movieloader.getBytesTotal());
getPercent = bytes_loaded/bytes_total;
movieloader.loadBar._width = getPercent*100;
movieloader.loadText = Math.round(getPercent*100)+"%";
if( bytes_loaded > 4 && bytes_loaded >= bytes_total ) {
	this.gotoAndPlay(10);
}

And then when my movie reaches the frame where I call the movie it should load instantaneously.

because if so that's not working.

Any ideas or am I going the right way about if?

Cheers again.

RysChwith · 05-06-2008, 07:25 AM

Well, you still need to tell it to actually load the movie, either by placing its symbol (if it's in your library) on the stage or by using the loadMovie() method.

Rys

tomjelfs · 05-08-2008, 02:58 AM

Well I was telling to load the movie. So at frame 1 is the preloader then that moves to frame 10 where a transition effect is currently being executed and at frame 10 I have the loadmovie() command, but there is still a gap before it appears.