Preloader Code. What is wrong here?

[Gerebeto]

Hello,

i created a code which acts as a preloader to an external movie loaded in level 1. I think, but i am not sure, that the percentage and bytes fields are working. Could you check them?In relation to the Loading BAR, it doesn't scale from 0 to 100. What is
wrong? My code takes only one frame...here it is:

_root.loadBarFill._xscale=0;
// load the external movie into the new movieclip
loadMovieNum("pt27lamps.swf", 2);
// check the download status of the external
// movie once every frame
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
// displays the percentage of the movie that has loaded
_root.loadDisplay.loadPercent = Math.floor(_level2.getBytesLoaded()/_level2.getBytesTotal()*100)+"%";
_root.loadDisplay.loadBytes = Math.round(((_level2.getBytesLoaded()/1024)*1000)/1000)+"Kb";
_root.loadBarFill._xscale = _root.loadDisplay.loadPercent;
if (percent == 100) {
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
};



Thanks,
Miguel

[lastboss]

the problem with your loadbar is this:

_root.loadDisplay.loadPercent = Math.floor(_level2.getBytesLoaded()/_level2.getBytesTotal()*100)+"%";


here, _root.loadDisplay.loadPercent is equal to a number + a percent symbol... like "45%"


_root.loadBarFill._xscale = _root.loadDisplay.loadPercent;


you can't set the scale to a string... "45%"


to fix this, do

_root.loadDisplay.loadPercent=Math.floor(_level2.g etBytesLoaded()/_level2.getBytesTotal()*100
_root.loadDisplay.loadPercentText=_root.loadDispla y.loadPercent+"%";
_root.loadBarFill._xscale = _root.loadDisplay.loadPercent;

And have your dynamic text show "_root.loadDisplay.loadPercentText"

[Gerebeto]

I just made it work.
Stupid mistake which i didn't notice.

Thanks for your help.
Miguel