preloading mc's with library items

[skee]

I have done a number of searches on as.org for ways to preload .swf's. The question that I am having a hard time figuring out is how to get a preloader to work when the movie to be loaded has all the graphics in the library and I don't want to change the export settings within that movie. The preloader works for .swf files that have all objects on the main stage. Any tips are suggestions appreciated.
thanks,
skee

[Jesse]

If you'r enot willing to change the export settings to stop the library items exporting on the first frame you will have to use a wrapper SWF which acts simply as a preloader of extenal files. See this open source file for an external file preloader: http://www.actionscripts.org/showMovie.php?id=42

[skee]

Thanks for the response Jesse. I was able to avoid the wrapper .swf by simply putting the library objects on the main stage in a frame before the attachMovie script in the mc's to be loaded...and it worked. I was then able to remove the "Export in 1st Frame" option. Another valuable piece of advice I found with a bit more searching.
thanks again,
skee

[Jesse]

Yeah that's what i meant by "change the export settings". Glad you got it going.

[skee]

...I guess that is what you said...just didn't fully get it at first. It took me way too long to understand this.
thanx