preloader trouble; swf file loads, doesn't work

[SnowKrash]

Hi,

I have a preloader that loads an .swf file that is my entire website. Once the swf loads, none of the buttons work.

I hope this is a common problem so that it doesn't take too much out of someone to help.

This is the site with the preloader:

http://www.krashonline.com/clients/ByQ/test.html

Also, there's a weird momentary thing that happens when the preloader is finished... it seems to jump to a frame later in the movie before it starts from the beginning, then it plays from the beginning.

Here is my .fla file if that will help. I appreciate any help, even if it's just to point me to a tute I haven't been through. Thanks.

BTW, the site without the preloader, is here:

http://www.krashonline.com/clients/ByQ/

[McUsher]

You are loading the main flash into a container,
if you now use _root in your main movie, it refers to _root, but you actually want it to refer to "container" ..

var empty = this.createEmptyMovieClip("container", this.getNextHighestDepth());
empty._x = 0;
empty._y = 0;
//
empty._lockroot = true;

Should do the trick

[SnowKrash]

Oh! Thank you! I was trying to figure out how to delete it, thank you!!!!! I'll never forget that you helped me for as long as I live!

[McUsher]

Lol.. you're very thankful for one line of code

[SnowKrash]

ok, now maybe you can help me get rid of that weird frame flash that still appears after the preloader finishes. Then my life will be complete :-)

[McUsher]

this "A Stlye all your own____ " you see initially? no clue without having a look into the fla

[SnowKrash]

this "A Stlye all your own____ " you see initially? no clue without having a look into the fla

ok, the swf without the preloader is here so you can see what it's supposed to do. It is the same swf pulled into the preloader:

http://www.krashonline.com/clients/ByQ/

it is fine without the preloader, but once the preloader is added "A All your own___________" flashes in quickly, then starts from the beginning and plays correctly.

I wanted to attach the fla file of the loaded file, but compressed, it's 2.87 mb -- over the 2mb limit for u/l here.
Thanks!

[SnowKrash]

so, what I'm saying, is that it doesn't seem to be a problem with the loaded .swf

[SnowKrash]

you know, I think it's because I'm fiddling with the alpha and using the alpha to determine when it's loaded... I'll play with that to try to figure this out. Thank you so much :-)

[SnowKrash]

ok, that wasn't it. I'll keep trying

[McUsher]

As far as i remember if you load those thingies, and set their alpha in first frame,
they show up initially for one frame...
If you put the code, that makes it invisible on the MovieClip: onClipEvent("load") it should work...

That just sprung into my mind.

[SnowKrash]

sorry, I've been doing flash for all of 4 weeks, so could you explain a little bit about what you mean? Where do I put onClipEvent("load")?

[McUsher]

First, did you script the alpha? if not, it is not the problem..

[SnowKrash]

the only scripted alpha is in the preloader file

[McUsher]

Hmm.. i am outta ideas then.. check your Private Messages, i sent you my email address..

[SnowKrash]

Thanks, I sent you the file :-)

[SnowKrash]

Okay, I figured it out... I simply took this line out of the preloader file:
container._alpha = 0;
now it works!
Thanks for your help!

[McUsher]

Oh it was a bug in the preloader cheers mate..