Hello

I've got this flash movie that's approx 60 k and need to add a preloader to it, which I've done although when I test it, the movie ignores the preloader until it gets to about 60% loaded and then it kicks in.

What I have noticed is that in the first frame (when I test the movie)
there is 32k sitting there so maybe that is why it's taking a while for the preloader to react - however, I don't know why there is 32k in the first frame.

Here is the main bulk of my code

loadedbytes = getBytesLoaded();
totalbytes = getBytesTotal();
loadedkbytes = Math.ceil(loadedbytes/1000);
totalkbytes = Math.ceil(totalbytes/1000);
if (loadedbytes == totalbytes) {
    nextScene();
}
frame = int(loadedbytes/(totalbytes/100));
tellTarget (_root.loader) {
    gotoAndStop(_root.frame);
}


any help greatly appreciated.

Adam

Is there any chance you have an attachMovie()? There is a setting in there that when you link the movie it ask if you want to download the attached movies in frame 1. Also you could do a trace(loadedbytes) to see if it's actually loading anything. I can look at this over the weekend.

If you not dead set on this code I have a preloader that I know works excellent, plus it has the bar and/or a byte count as it's loading.
Mike

Hi Mike

Instead of messing around with my one your one sounds good - is there anychance that you would be able to get it to me?

many thanks

Adam

I've uploaded it at
http://www.eclecticpixel.com/preloader
just save it to disk. Let me know if you have any problems.

Mike

thanks alot; I'll let you know how I go. I owe you one!

Regards

Adam

Hi Mike,

Doesn't seem to want to download:

Save Preloader To Disk Flash MX

Message I get

'c:\hosting\webhost4life\member\EclecticPixe\prelo ader\preloader-fla.zip' script produced no output

okay try again, for some reason the .zip file weirded out. I posted it as a .fla file it seems to work now.

thanks man. got it

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