Preloader Problems??

[ykaerflila]

Ok here we go.

I've got this sensless spining wheel doo-hicky(for lack of technical term). you can see the last working version I uploaded here http://snow.prohosting.com/ykaerf (WARNING!!! 360K flash movie ) now that you've seen what the whole thing looks like.

I am trying to make it easier on peoples web connection by loading each of the different wheels only when you clcik on them. ( I've got this part taken care of) the problem I'am having is it takes about 3-10 sec. to change wheels you can see the version that I am playing with here. http://snow.prohosting.com/ykaerf/movies/testpage.htm

Ignore the funky animation of the wheel in that one its just a beta I'm playing with to get this going.

What I want to do is each time you select a wheel it loads the movie clip for the wheel into my main movie but I want my main movie to display a small loading screen between wheels much like it does on the initial page load. ( but just something small down in the corner to let the user know something is going on).

thanks alot guys for any help and if you need anymore info just hollar.

[farafiro]

Have u read the preloader tuts in this site??

[ykaerflila]

yea I did

all the tuts I've found go over basic ifFrameloaded (scene2 lastFrame) gotoandPlay frame 8. whcih I have no prob with. plus the precent loader. but I am having problems doing this When the user clicks on one of the buttons it will do two things it will load movie B into movie A and it will make my info box goto the preloader tween basicly it flashes "accessing" until the movie B is fully loaded (here is what is supposed to happen) when movie b is loaded it should pass a vairable to movie which contains my info box Plus each selection button passes a variable to the info box in the info box it contains a 45 frame loop and two other key frames each containing text. when someone clicks one of the main buttons. it starts the 45 frame loop which checks the equality of the vairable Movie B is going to load if it is equal(movie B is loaded) it will goto one of the Two key frames depending on which button you clicked ( heince the variable passed from the button).


what is not happining is I am not getting my loop even if Movie B is not loaded My movie still acts like it Has.

thx

If you know of a tut that handles something like this Oh pleas point me in that direction but I aint found it yet