Preloader bar works perfectly, but not if swf is externally loaded

[jamesaberdeen73]

Hi Guys, (using flash 8 professional)

I am at my wits end with this one.
I am no expert in flash but a year or so ago i managed to create a preloader bar which i pretty much use all the time now.

For our companies latest site however i changed the navigation structure to use shell navigation. (basically i have a master index menu that loads in all the sub pages)

Unfortunately the preloader bar no longer works but the percentage and data values update perfectly.

Is there any way i can modify it to work properly.
I have attached the fla file.
The coding on bar is shown below

To see the problem go to www.omega-completion.com (its the intro 3d tools spin round movie that has the problem)

Alternatively open homeflashkit.fla as this is the file the movie loads into

Thanks J

loadedbytes = getBytesLoaded();
totalbytes = getBytesTotal();
loadedkbytes = Math.ceil(loadedbytes/1000);
totalkbytes = Math.ceil(totalbytes/1000);
if (loadedbytes == totalbytes) {
nextScene();
}

frame = int(loadedbytes/(totalbytes/100));

loader.gotoAndStop(_root.frame);

[gparis]

basically i have a master index menu that loads in all the sub pages

Let's say you load swfs into an empty movieclip with instance name container. Writing this:

loadedbytes = container.getBytesLoaded();
totalbytes = container.getBytesTotal(); 

will return the total and loaded bytes of that container. Which is, i assume, what you want.

gparis

[jamesaberdeen73]

is "container" the instance name i should give to the place holder movie clip?

my homeflashkit.fla file has a placeholder movie in it called "loader_clean_out_valve".

Its basically just an empty movie that is used to control the position of the empty movie.

I would then add the following code to get the first external movie to load in automatically

loader_clean_out_valve.loadMovie("flashkitexample. swf");

and use the code below for a button to load in a news_003.swf for example.

news_003_btn.onRelease = function (){
loader_clean_out_valve.loadMovie ("news_003.swf");


all the bytes loaded, percentage values etc update perfectly...its just that for some reason the progress bar doesnt work.

To see this you really have to open up the Homeflashkit file and preview it with the ctrl+enter preview feature.

Im really new to all this and have constructed most of the site with the help of the kind people on here

Thanks for your help....sorry for being a bit dull

[jamesaberdeen73]

I think the main problem is i need to find a different way of linking the preloader bar to the percentage value

[jorawar]

Hi,
first check these files and let me know if these works according to your need or not

Jor_homeflashkit_08.fla
Jor_flashkitexample_08.fla

[jamesaberdeen73]

Hi,
first check these files and let me know if these works according to your need or not

Jor_homeflashkit_08.fla
Jor_flashkitexample_08.fla

Hi there, unfortunantly I cant open the jor_homeflashkit_08.fla it says "unexpected file format"

The other one opens ok

Thanks for the help

[jorawar]

Hi try this,

i have done just few changes on it

[jamesaberdeen73]

Wow.......thats fantatsic....thankyou so much...your a genius....

the only problem is now that the bar progress bar is only half way along by the time the percentage value gets to 100%

Thanks for your help...its really appreciated

[jorawar]

Just follow the coding standards and use AS 2.0 instead of AS 1.0, enjoy

[jamesaberdeen73]

Its ok...just multiplied frame by 3.8

I think thats the correct way.

Once again...thankyou so much

[EQFlash]

here is jorawar's version of jor_homeflashkit, saved in flash8 format so you can open it in flash8. it's good and it works. 1 thing thou, the preloader bar doesn't go all the way to the end of the track when it get's to 100% loaded, that can be fixed. other than that, jorawar fixed it perfectly. i tested it, using 56K simulated download to see the preloader and it's fine now.

[EQFlash]

oh ok i see you guys have it worked out, great.

[jamesaberdeen73]

Thanks again guys........

The people on this site are great.........

I really need to learn some proper coding but it forms such a small part of my job i always try and just muddle through.

Thanks again

Regards

James

[jamesaberdeen73]

spoke too soon jorwar......unfortunatly the index page on my sit doesnt load the jor_homeflashkit_08.swf file

it just flickers

i will post in the forum

thanks for the help

[EQFlash]

spoke too soon jorwar......unfortunatly the index page on my sit doesnt load the jor_homeflashkit_08.swf file

it just flickers

i will post in the forum

thanks for the help

go into Jor_homeflashkit08.fla, and change this line in the actionscript on frame 1, from "_root.gotoAndStop(2)" to "gotoAndStop(2)". when you put _root in this fla, it targets the root timeline of the host movie, not it's own movie. you could also correct this by putting this line at the top of frame 1 actionscript. "this.lock_root = true" of course without the quotes. doing either of the above will solve this. your index.fla is fine as it is. hth

[jamesaberdeen73]

hi there,

that works fine :-)

thanks again

[EQFlash]

no problem. glad we could help.

[jamesaberdeen73]

Im struggling again......

Is there any way of getting the same preloader into both the jor_homeflashkit.fla file and the index.file

I modified the jor_flashkitexample_08.fla file to create a new index.

( i thought this would be an easy way of creating the preloader in the index file)...not so

If i could just get this final issue sorted it would clear up everything.

Maybe I have constructed the site in an overly complicated manner

[jamesaberdeen73]

Im struggling again......

Is there any way of getting the same preloader into both the jor_homeflashkit.fla file and the index.file

I modified the jor_flashkitexample_08.fla file to create a new index.

( i thought this would be an easy way of creating the preloader in the index file)...not so

If i could just get this final issue sorted it would clear up everything.

Maybe I have constructed the site in an overly complicated manner

[EQFlash]

ok, you want the same preloader to be in both the host movie and the child movie? correct?