ActionScript 2.0 :: Preloading Dynamically Loaded Swf Files
Sep 7, 2004
I am trying to preload dynamic swf files from an asset folder into a blank movie clip within my main swf file. Some of the files are 2+ mb and need to preload. Let me tell you what I have done so far, and hopefully someone can put me on the right path.
I am dynamically importing the swf files from an external asset folder into a blank movHolder movie clip on the stage of my main movie. I have this working fine. I am having a hard time knowing where to place the preload script (in the asset swf or in the movHolder clip), and whether or not my script is accurate for this procedure. Inside of the movieHolder clip, I placed the preload script script on frame 1:
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Sep 7, 2004
I am trying to preload dynamic swf files from an asset folder into a blank movie clip within my main swf file. Some of the files are 2+ mb and need to preload.
I am dynamically importing the swf files from an external asset folder into a blank movHolder movie clip on the stage of my main movie. I have this working fine. I am having a hard time knowing where to place the preload script (in the asset swf or in the movHolder clip), and whether or not my script is accurate for this procedure.
Inside of the movieHolder clip, I placed the preload script script on frame 1:
totalBytes = Math.round(getBytesTotal() / 1024);
loadedBytes = Math.round(getBytesLoaded() / 1024);
percentDone = Math.round ((loadedBytes / tatalBytes) * 100);
framesloaded >=100) {
gotoAndPlay("start");
}
On frame 15 I have a looping action that tells flash to gotoAndPlay(5); as it loads the asset to frame 100.
On frame 20 I have inserted the label "start".
Obviously my approach is flawed and does not control the dynamically loaded asset. I am assuming that the asset swf if loading on frame 1 and ignoring my code.
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Sep 17, 2003
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Aug 4, 2010
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Aug 30, 2005
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This works pretty well if the content is within the .swf, but when it is loaded externally it doesnt preload it at all. Does anyone know how I can adapt/improve this preloader? or somehow ensure that all the content being loaded externally is loaded before the transition plays?
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Feb 12, 2010
Can't get this to work, and it only sends out an output error. The zombies.swf file is in the same directory so I'm clueless
import com.greensock.TweenLite;
import com.greensock.easing.*;
var loadBox:Sprite = new Sprite();
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Sep 17, 2010
I've built loads of preloaders in AS2 before. However I never ecountered so many problems as now. I'm confused about many things with preloading in AS3. This is my layout:I have a single frame on the first scene of my movie. The main content is inside a movieClip called container, placed on frame 1 of my next scene, which inherits from the class that holds the main code to initialize the game.(I read that this way my code will not try to access any movieClips, or sprites before they have been loaded... as they are not actually referenced from a document class).However my 1st frame where I have my preloader takes ages to load... My first question is... Does this happen because the loading procedure is different now? Or has it always worked like this... so that would mean that as I have many heavy assets in my library that are meant to load on frame 1. (Exported for actionscript in properties).I have a blank movie for a while. I'm using a simple code:
stop()
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Jun 29, 2006
my site pretty much work like a slide show. the navigation (6 buttons) takes you from one place to another, moving the content back and forward. The problem with this, is that pretty much all content have to be loaded from start, sometimes when the page loads slow or you are on a bad connection, you get transported to a blank page, since that swf haven't been loaded yet.I'll give you my structure also.[code]If i could combine these two scripts, i think i could get the solution i'm looking for.
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May 29, 2008
I'm an audiovisual interactive design student on a school that's screwed up. We work projectbased and this particular project requires a lot of flashstuff. But, we don't get taught anything by our teachers and we're supposed to find out ourselves once we need something with google and the likes. I wonder what I'm paying my schoolfunds for..Anyway! I'm working on my last project this year and it's an interactive DVD for our yearbook. On this dvd, several projects of students is displayed.
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Nov 4, 2009
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I have been playing around with this for few days and I am about to give up.. I want to be able to preload anythything thats being loaded to a certain MC. but I dont want to have to set any VARS in the file thats being loaded to indicate its done loading. I could make each swf thats being loaded give a var stating its done loading and make the loader gone.. but I want to be able to preload any swf.. mp3.. jpg almost anything that I load into the target.. Let me know if anyone has created something like that before..
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I'm working in Flash MX
I made a site completly in flash.
But to lower file size I made the each section a different swf file
when you click a link you will have to wait for that section to load, it would be good if peoples can see the loading progress while they r waiting.
And i hav added a preloader in each of the external swf file.. and then i realise that if i wanna change or modify the preloader, i will have to change all the preloader too.. this is really kicking axx..
is there a way where on the main page there is only 1 preloader needed to show all the external swf files loading progress? i am using an empty mc as container to load thoose external swf files..
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Jan 14, 2009
how im trying to preload external swf files:[code]i am loading first four swf files from swf directory (page1.swf, page2.swf, page3.swf, page4.swf) - However, I WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE INVISIBLE WHEN THEY ARE PRELOADED TO THE STAGE.. how should i do that.. "fileLoad._visible = false;" does not work-
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May 12, 2011
I've a function to check the preloading of external SWF files. The code is below.
Code:
function checkStat (){
tracker.onEnterFrame = function() {
loadingStatus._visible = true;
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May 22, 2007
I've run into quite a problem with a project I've been working on for a University.We're loading 4 different pieces of .XML data into flash and creating a dynamic slideshow from it. [URL]After the XML data is loaded into it goes through and counts how many "slides" there are, picks a random rumber from that and displays that "slide". When NEXT is clicked it plays the next "slide" in incremental order unless it's at the last slide.... then it goes to the first.
The problem I've run into is that the animation tweens the iamge before it is loaded into it's container MC. I need a way to load the images BEFORE that animation fires. Here's where I'm loading the XML (from a variable set in HTML):
Code:
_global.xmlFinishedLoading = false;
my_xml = new XML();
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Jan 30, 2010
i have a preloader, that i wanted to have it shown for each time a menu section is pressed. These sections are external movie clips... is there a way of writing an universal code, so when the button is pressed, the preloader would fire first?
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Aug 24, 2003
I'm trying to load an external .swf file that is a preloader that loads another .swf. Yet the preloader just hangs when it's loaded into the main swf and never loads up the specified .swf. Here's my code
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Apr 13, 2009
this is the code i'm using to load external swf files....
Code: Select allstop();
/////////////////////////Music
var s:Sound = new Sound();
s.load(new URLRequest("rainbow.mp3"));
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but how do i implement this code for preloading ever swf?
Code: Select allloader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, loadProgress);loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loadComplete);function loadProgress(event:ProgressEvent):void {var percentLoaded:Number = event.bytesLoaded/event.bytesTotal;percentLoaded = Math.round(percentLoaded * 100); trace("Loading: "+percentLoaded+"%");}function loadComplete(event:Event):void { trace("Complete");}
all i want is a simple text with % preloader on all the loaded swfs?
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Oct 19, 2003
I have created a prelaoder for my whole .swf file but as this .swf is a gallery I would like to load in pictures when you click on certain pictures is there anyway to do this i.e if you load picture01.jpg into movie01 how do you use a preloader to preload this???
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Oct 19, 2003
I have created a prelaoder for my whole .swf file but as this .swf is a gallery I would like to load in pictures when you click on certain pictures is there anyway to do this i.e if you load picture01.jpg into movie01 how do you use a preloader to preload this?
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Jul 15, 2006
I wrote this script a while ago and it's worked extremely well for me ever since. I use it in nearly every project I do. But the other day I was asked to do a project where I could only use Flash 7.
This is a class I made to easily handle multiple file preloading by passing it an array of files to load. It only has two useful methods. One gets you the current total progress (total of all the files 0-100%) and an onLoadComplete. The actual usage is in the top of the file. It works great under Flash 8, so go ahead and use it.
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Dec 3, 2010
Using: Flash CS3 Pro, AS 2.0
I have split the 20min presentation into a series of swfs that load into a main swf that holds the "container" movie clip. I originally added a timeline based preloader inside each swf but apparently the client wants the whole thing to be seamless (no "loading..." screens). I am completely at a loss as to how to basically preload the next swf while the current one is playing.
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Feb 18, 2005
I was trying to create a preloader that preloads content loaded by the LoadVars() Object. For some reason, the getBytesLoaded and getByetesTotal variables of the LoadVars object kept retuning a null value. Below's how I do it:
PHP Code:
var news_lv = new LoadVars();
var url = "news.aspx"
news_lv.load(url);
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