How to make sure randomly loaded externals swfs are fully loaded [F8]

[lsterling03]

I am randomly loading external swfs into my main movie. I've got the random part working. However, I don't know how to make sure the random swf is fully loaded before jumping to a specific frame in my main movie.

I have a preloader inside each external swf, but I don't know how to make my main movie understand that the random swf is completely loaded before the main timeline should gotoandPlay("start").

What I Have So Far:

I have a blank MC (named "location") on the main stage, which I am using to hold the random swfs. On the first frame inside this MC, I have the following code:

choice = Math.round(Math.random()*2);
switch (choice) {
case 0 :
location.loadMovie("image0.swf");
break;
case 1 :
location.loadMovie("image1.swf");
break;
case 2 :
location.loadMovie("image2.swf");
break;

}

Loading the random swfs is working perfectly. But after the external swf is fully loaded, I want to move onto a frame labeled "start" on the main stage. I just don't know how to make sure the random swfs are completely loaded before I say gotoandPlay("start").

I've tried piecing together bits from so many tutorials, and I just don't know what I need to do to make it work with my current code.

Thanks so much!

[mneil]

instead of using loadMovie you can use the MovieClipLoader class that has the onLoadInit function that checks if an external swf is loaded including it's actions.

var mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader;
choice = Math.round(Math.random()*2);
switch (choice) {
case 0 :
location.loadClip("image0.swf");
break;
case 1 :
location.loadClip("image1.swf");
break;
case 2 :
location.loadClip("image2.swf");
break;
default ://add a default in case the switch fails for some reason
location.loadClip("image0.swf");
break;

}

mcl.onLoadInit = function(){
//add the actions you want to happen when the movie is loaded
}

mcl.addListener(this);

[lsterling03]

Thanks for your help!

I tried the code you provided, and I received an error saying "there is no property with the name 'onloadInit'.

Do you know what the problem is?

Thank you!

[mneil]

sorry I always construct it wrong and forget the object:

var mcLoader:Object = new Object();
choice = Math.round(Math.random()*2);

switch (choice) {
case 0 :
mcl.loadClip("image0.swf", loacation);
break;
case 1 :
mcl.loadClip("image1.swf", loacation);
break;
case 2 :
mcl.loadClip("image2.swf", loacation);
break;
default ://add a default in case the switch fails for some reason
mcl.loadClip("image0.swf", loacation);
break;

}

mcListener.onLoadInit = function(){
//add the actions you want to happen when the movie is loaded
}

var mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader;
mcl.addListener(mcLoader);