loading large external swf files

[macFli]

This is my first attempt at Flash...and I'm stuck on this problem.

I have a main movie that loads swf's (and text files) via a dynamic menu. Small files are fine, but if I try larger files ie: quicktimes embedded in a flash movie that are around 7mb, the main movie locks up until the external file has finished loading.

What I want it to do is display a preloader while the rest of the file loads.

I've tried a preloader in the external file but it doesn't seem to work. Basically, everything stops until the whole external file is loaded.

Can you help?

[mad_A]

have the preload code on the loading movie controling one in the base movie.
EG. when you start loading start the base movies preload movie playing, then every x bytes loaded in the loading movie send a message to the base movie that there are that many bytes loaded, and show the user this. Then when the movie is fully loaded tell the base movie to hide/stop the preloader.

Hope that makes sense!

[macFli]

Thanks. I'll try that and let you know how I go.

MM

[mad_A]

:D no problem!