[RESOLVED] Preloader Actionscript help.

[Immortal_Tech]

Hey guys, I need a little bit of help with this preloader, it's more advanced than the ones I usually do and this is why I need a wee bit help. Let me talk you through it, Section 1, is an area for the percentage loaded, section 2 is for the main animation, this is a water jet animation, it starts right at the start of the section on the left hand site and there is a mask. The thrid section I want to display KB loaded, or anything to do with data would be nice. The red line in the middle I added and this is to show the preloader half loaded. So hopefully I explained how it works okay. So this is what I need someone to give me help with.

1)the code needed for the percentage to be displayed in section 1 (I have already placed a dynamic text field there.

2)The code needed for the water animation to graphicly represent how much of the movie has been loaded. The start of section 2 obviously being 0% and when the animation touches the other side...100%.

3)The code needed to display KB loaded or KB/s or something like that in section 3

I dont really want to release my .FLA incase the animation gets ripped, but here is the timeline which will probably aid you in trying to help me out.

Thanks a lot for any help you can give me guys. These forums are great for help so im hoping someone can aid me this time. Thanks for reading!

-Nick.

[caroach]

how long is the water animation...is it something that plays left to right, or are you setting a mask? Is it a video that plays smoothly or was it created in flash?

[Immortal_Tech]

It runs continuously, it has a mask so that it doesnt come put of the required area and is embeded as a video...it runs smoothly.

thanks.

[caroach]

Have your preloader movie go 100 frames (animating the water going from left to right from frame 1) and put a stop() action on the first frame. On the main timeline action layer put this action:

stop();
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
     var loadedB = this.getBytesLoaded();
     var totalB = this.getBytesTotal();
     var percent = Math.round((loadedB/totalB)*100);
     percent_txt.text = percent+"%";
     waterBar_mc.gotoAndStop(percent);
     bytes_txt.text = loadedB+"/"+totalB;
     if (percent >= 100) {
          gotoAndPlay("mainMovie_frame");
          delete this.onEnterFrame;
     }
}

You'll have to change the names to match your MC's and textFields but this should give you a start.

Let me know if this is what you are looking for.

[Immortal_Tech]

Hey man, thanks a lot for helping me out, any chance you could repost the code with the highlighted areas that I need to change?

thanks!

Nick.

[caroach]

the only things you need to change is the "percent_txt" name, "waterBar_mc" name, and "bytes_txt" name. Your dynamic text boxes should have instance names as well as your water animation movieClip. Just change these names to match whatever you called them.

[Immortal_Tech]

Ok thanks, it seems to be working a little bit. It seems to preload a bit and the data and percentage bits work a bit, but the preloader shows, then goes and then the rest of the flash movie is loaded. Shall I PM you the fla and you could meybe take a little look for me? thanks for the help so far

peace.

[caroach]

I'll take a look at it if you want me to...I'm not sure I know exactly what is happening from your description. How large is the swf at this point...is it loading a lot of data? Also, what version of Flash are you using?

[Immortal_Tech]

Ok thanks I will PM you. Well I am making a preloader to be put onto an swf but the swf hasnt been created yet, I am making the preloader first. I am using Flash 8 Professional.

[caroach]

I've replied to your PM...let me know when you get it.