Preloader problem with external movies

[ian27]

Hi all,

I've had a bit of a problem with a preloader and hope that somebody can help me with it.

Basically, I have made a main movie which when buttons are clicked it loads in external .swf movies. To the external movie I've added a simple preloader such as:

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
ifFrameLoaded (24) {
_root.gotoAndPlay (2);
}
}

The Problem: the preloader works fine when I run the external movie on it's own, the problem is when I run the external movie via the main movie. The preloader works fine but then it never moves onto the second frame, it just sticks with the completed preloader and goes no further. I'm presuming that this is a targeting problem. Can anybody help?

Cheers,

Ian

[ian27]

Sorry about that everybody. I have just realised that yesterday when I posted this thread I only pasted half of the question. Hopefully now I might get a response now that you know what my problem is.

Ian

[skee]

the _root.gotoAndPlay (2)script will tell the main movie timeline to goto frame 2 and play. I take it that you wanted the externally loaded swf to do this not the main? if you are loading into an empty mc, then the path should be more like _root.emptymc.gotoAndPlay (2). more details would help. also, I have found the advanced-cover preloader tutorial to be a great way to preload external mc's
BillyT-tuts
skee

[ian27]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

Okay, this is what I've got. I have my main movie (test.swf), into which I automatically want to load an external movie (topmovie.swf). I have created a blank MC and dragged it onto the stage giving this blank MC the Instance name "topmovie".

So in the first frame of my main movie I have attached the action:

loadMovie ("topmovie.swf", "_root.topmovie");

Now this works fine and runs the movie without any problems.

However, I then decided that I wanted to add a preloader to the external movie "topmovie.swf". So I open up the file "topmovie.fla" and add a preloader in the usual way by adding a stop action in the first frame and then adding the following actionscript to the preloaders MC:

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
ifFrameLoaded (24) {
_root.gotoAndPlay (2);
}
}

Now I test the external movie "topmovie.swf" and it works fine with the preloader etc.

I then go back to the main movie "test.swf" and test it. The top movie preloader begins but then fails to move onto frame 2 once loaded which results in no top movie actually been played.

I tried adding this script instead:

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
ifFrameLoaded (24) {
_root.topmovie.gotoAndPlay (2);
}
}

But this doesn't work either.

I hope this all makes sense.

I'm completely lost with this one so any advice would certainly be appreciated.

Ian

[skee]

try

this.onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
ifFrameLoaded (24) {
_root.topmovie.gotoAndPlay (2);
}
}

skee

[Warrior]

When you are referring to "_root" inside a movie clip that is being loaded by a Main Movie, you run into problems because Flash thinks you are referring to the Main Movie. This is what you should do. Put a "stop()" action on the first Keyframe inside the movie being loaded and the label "Start" in the second Keyframe. Put this preloader code on a movie clip inside the Main Movie and put a "stop()" on the Keyframe of the Preloader,

onClipEvent (load) {
    loadMovieNum ("YourMovieClip.swf", 1);
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    Total = Math.round(_level1.getBytesTotal()/1000);
    Loaded = Math.round(_level1.getBytesLoaded()/1000);
    Percent = Math.round(_level1.getBytesLoaded()/_level1.getBytesTotal()*100);
    _root.PercentDisplay = int (Percent) + " %";
    if (Percent == 100) {
        _level1.gotoAndPlay("Start");
        _root.play();
    }
}

If you need help, I can send you the Flash File

[skee]

listen to warrior...he nailed it
skee

[Warrior]

Thanks skee

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[skee]

Warrior,
thanks. i used swift 3d for the 3D stuff...also things I learned on this forum and others .
skee

...and by the way. props to your site as well. very cool nav system

[Warrior]

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