nedd a flash loading screen with percentage

scrowler · November 8th, 2004, 07:51 AM

i Need a Flash loading screen before the user enters my site, i dont care if it takes time to load, i just want to know how to do it, and how much space does it take.

thanx

Ben Horne · November 8th, 2004, 07:20 PM

Which version of Flash are you using?

Ben Horne
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Most likely using FireFox and concocting my next Macromedia Flash project
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harpua · November 8th, 2004, 09:31 PM

scrowler
I have a couple of different ones posted on my site.
http://www.eclecticpixel.com/scripts
they are the last 2

Mike

scrowler · November 9th, 2004, 03:05 PM

thanks for ur help, but i want to extend my question alittle bit, i'm still abit new on usin flash and loading screens and the .fla files, wat is the code for uploading a flash file. Is it the same way for uploading any other file?, plz i need ur help.

harpua · November 9th, 2004, 03:51 PM

Scrowler,
You will first need to Publish it. Which will give you an HTML and SWF file. Then you will upload these files the same way you do your other html or jpeg files. Do not upload the .fla file.

The HTML file is a placeholder for the SWF file. I usually put my SWF files in my images folder, so make sure the path on your HTML is correct as such.

<PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="images/myfile.swf">
<EMBED src="images/myfile.swf"

Mike

scrowler · November 9th, 2004, 04:15 PM

"Scrowler,
You will first need to Publish it."

Wat did u mean by that and if i publish it can i then upload it?

scrowler · November 9th, 2004, 04:21 PM

thanks for ur help harpua, i knew how to publish it now.

thanks

harpua · November 9th, 2004, 04:26 PM

On a Mac under File there are some publishing settings.

I would suggest reading over this in the Help section or your users manual, it gives all this information in full detail. There are alot of other options available.

Mike

Ben Horne · November 9th, 2004, 05:56 PM

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by harpua

The HTML file is a placeholder for the SWF file.

It's not a an absolute must to publish your movie in HTML format. I mean, yeah, some people do this. Others don't. I always just publish the movie in SWF format and put that directly on a page I'm working on.

Ben Horne
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I don't want to sound like I haven't made any mistakes. I'm confident I have.

Most likely using FireFox and concocting my next Macromedia Flash project
Snibworks Forums Moderator

Welcome to the New Age

scrowler · November 11th, 2004, 02:35 PM

Then how can i change my file to an swf format without publishing it?