preload the movie before play

[dragon_lady]

hey Guy

i have a problem about load the movie before play.

movie A
1st layer 1st frame is (stop)
2nd layer 1st frame is a button with on release/ play frame 2/ loadMovie("B.swf"),"root.content"
3th layer 2st frame to 10th frame is doing a sliding cover action
4th layer 2nd frame is content movie clip for load "B.swf"

the problem is when i clicked the layer 2 button, then finished the layer 3th action. But "B.swf" is wait 2 or 3 sec then come out. i haven't done any preload script in B.swf

so anyone can solve the waiting the sec problem, can add some scripts in the 1st layer frame to call the movie already down. thank

[Dricciotti]

You need to add a preloader. Search the tutorials section for "preloader" and you will find some full examples.

[dragon_lady]

but i donno which 1 is suit for my work. example add post at A movie with get in B movie

[psb]

no u need to add a preloader in ur movie A itself use syntax such as "getBytesTotal() "
and "getBytesLoaded()" and check when these 2 are equal it will do whatever u like to do after movie B.swf load.

e.g.

if (_root.content.getBytesLoaded()>=_root.content.get BytesTotal()) {
gotoAndPlay(frame Number or frame name);
}

[dragon_lady]

to: psb

thank so much, but NOT success, still waiting a sec to view B movie. follow your script, i put in

movie A
current scene, action layer, 1st frame is ''your script with go to play frame 2"
current scene, action layer, 2nd frame is "stop"

current scene, click button layer, 2nd frame with
on release
loadMovie("B.swf","root.content")
go to and play frame 3 ---------------current scene, not the B movie inside

current scene, content layer, 1st frame is "content movie"

:-(

[psb]

hi,

I am attaching a file which does the same thing u r looking for. Its tricky but will solve ur problem hopefully.

[dragon_lady]

sorry PSB, cant not open.

I tried put "LoadMovie("B.swf","root_content") at frame 1 in Movie A, that no problem for waiting a sec....

But the action of B.swf was ready done!!!!!

B.swf have a sliding buttons, after clicked, the user just see the still buttons... so can u teach me do some action in Movie A a button to call B.swf start to run to play frame 2 stuff, frame 1 is set "stop".

actually i want the B swf moving by click the button in A movie !

:-|

[psb]

hi

sorry that file was made in flash mx 2004 but now i had saved it with flash mx version and made few changes which u had asked for