netStream preloading

[mpol777]

I must be spacing out. What I'm trying to do is get the percent loaded on a netStream load so I have control over when I kick off the play. Problem is with the following code bytesLoaded and bytesTotal both return as 0.

I don't want to use the setBufferTime method since that doesn't translate into how much is loaded and the size of the videos can vary greatly. So what am I missing here?

PHP Code:

// attach front video
    nc = new NetConnection();
    nc.connect(null);
    ns = new NetStream(nc);

    checkFrontProgress = function(videoRef) {
    debug("videoRef: "+videoRef);
    fbl = videoRef.bytesLoaded;
    fbt = videoRef.bytesTotal;
    debug("Loaded: "+fbl);
    debug("Total: "+fbt);
    fper = Math.floor(fbl/fbt*100);
    if (fper >= 20) {
        clearInterval(frontInterval);
        videoRef.play(frontVideo);
    }
    }

    frontViewVideo.attachVideo(ns);
    frontInterval = setInterval(checkFrontProgress,100,ns); 


[mpol777]

I think I have this thing figured out. Below is a hack, but a working hack nonetheless. It turns out the pause() method toggles the play status. play() starts the whole thing over.

PHP Code:

 // attach front video
    fnc = new NetConnection();
    fnc.connect(null);
    fns = new NetStream(fnc);
    frontViewVideo.attachVideo(fns);

    fns.play(frontVideo);
    fns.pause();
    preloaded = false;
    
    function checkFProgress() {
    fbl = fns.bytesLoaded;
    fbt = fns.bytesTotal;
    fper = Math.floor((fbl/fbt)*100);
    debug(fper+"%");
    if (fper >= 20) {
        clearInterval(fInterval);
        preloaded = true;
        fns.pause();
    }
    }

    fns.onStatus = function(infoObject) {
    debug("Status (NetStream)");
    debug("Level: "+infoObject.level);
    debug("Code: "+infoObject.code);
    
    if (!preloaded && infoObject.code == "NetStream.Play.Start") {
        fInterval = setInterval(checkFProgress,100);
    }
    }