Preloader not working in embedded flash

[Shmeed4020]

Hi guys,

For some reason my preloader doesn't work once I embed the flash in HTML but if I link directly to the flash file it works. I am using swfobject.js to embed. Here's the preloader code:

var total:Number;
var loaded:Number;

this.onEnterFrame = function()
{
total = _root.getBytesTotal();
loaded = _root.getBytesLoaded();
if (loaded >= total)
{
delete (onEnterFrame);
gotoAndPlay("begin");
}
};
stop();

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

[angelhdz]

What compiler are you using to create the swfobject.js?

[angelhdz]

Here is a great tutorial that explains how to create the swfobject perfectly. The preloader should work in both methods, embed and swfobject.

http://www.slideshare.net/macloo/how-to-use-swfobject

[Shmeed4020]

Thank you for your help! After some research and additional testing I realized that the preloader isn't working when the movie is being loaded into a parent swf. I have a parent swf that loads the child swf (with the preloader). When I view the child swf independently it works perfectly however when I view it within the parent swf, the preloader doesn't work. I am not sure how to solve :-( Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again!

[fruitbeard]

Hi,

Look into MovieClipLoader();

Thers plenty of topics in here.

[angelhdz]

That's even more weird, because, I have called child movieclips into a parent movieclip, and the Prealoder of these child MC's works prefectly. I have this flash site i'm making, and the main flash file is the container, when you click the sections, it loads external swf's into an empty movieclip. And when it does, I can see the percentage of the preloader running locally and on the html page. The parent MC has its preloader also, and it works.

Are you using

ParentMovieClip.loadMovie("ThisChildSwf.swf");

to load the childs ?

[fruitbeard]

Hi,

I use a re-useable movieClipLoader for such things

it needs to be coded inside your main movie (not your child clips, you can remove all preloaders from your child clips)

// re-useable movieClipLoader

myLoader = new MovieClipLoader(); 
myPreload = new Object();
myLoader.addListener(myPreload);

myPreload.onLoadStart = function(Target) { 
// Do what ever you like;
}

myPreload.onLoadProgress = function(Target, lBytes, tBytes) {
soFar = Math.round((lBytes/tBytes)*100);
loading.text = soFar+"% Loaded"; 
}

myPreload.onLoadComplete = function(Target) {
loading.text = "Complete";
}
myPreload.onLoadInit = function(Target) {
// Do what ever you like;
}

// End

then on your buttons or button, it is re-useable

try this

button 1

on (release) {
    myLoader.loadClip("file1.swf", emptyMovie1);
}

button 2

on (release) {
    myLoader.loadClip("file2.swf", emptyMovie2);
}

[angelhdz]

Yes fruitbeard, that's even better. That will surely help our friend with his preloading issue, because he will have more control over the childs, with the parent

[Shmeed4020]

Thank you everybody for this. Worked like a charm. Will be using this in the future. Appreciate the help and guidance!