I have a website which contains a component on it's frame, therefore, I'm unable to place a preloader at the beginning of the movie. So, I have to put the preloader in a separate movie which then jumps to the main movie.
I have this code form a tutorial but, it dosen't seem to be working, maybe someone could suggest a better way of working this problem out, or help me form a code that works.
I tried unchecking export in first frame and things didn't work. So here's my shell preloader. just change out the graphics and exchange glow.swf for the name of your main movie.
Ok, I've put the piece of code to an external preloader, the only problem I seem to be having is that when I test it in stream mode it dosen't show the actual loading.
Is that a problem?
Here is the preloader movie in zip, I was wondering if someone could look at it for me, tell where or if I'm wrong?
You shouldn't be using spaces in your file names...
Web portfolio.swf
Use an underscore or no spaces at all...
Web_portfolio.swf
And no, you can't really test this preloader locally. You could if you uploaded your Web_portfolio.swf to your server and used the server's full url to test it out...
hey oldnewbie
I've used this shell preloader with success but can I use this to load external swf's into a container within a movieclip within the main timeline. (_root.nissan.containerone.)I tried putting your generic preloader in the first frame of the external swf to be loaded but it didn't stop-just went right by it. I've tried various preloaders. right now I have movies attached but its too big and i want to load them.
[URL=http://www.glowdesignhouse.com[/URL] go to portfolio then nissan
I've been researching and trying for days. any code to look at or tutorial or advice on getting your generic preloader to work? I'm not sure I understand the pathing completely. hope you had a nice vacation.
thanks
I have to say Thanks for all the help, I think I've posted this to many times to remember and every time I've been Fortunate enough to get a reponese. Let's hope I shoudn't have to bug anyone about this again.
good morning? hopefully..
here's the file-I've deleted video and some big jpegs-hopefully it's readable. You can see the working version here (the movies are attached not loaded)go to portfolio then nissan. I can direct you to my server if you need to look at the external swf's-they're straightforward embedded video with component controls.
Last edited by maryacallahan; 09-21-2004 at 09:20 AM.
I've deleted the old file and rezipped after closing the application. flash mx not mx2004-also on a mac if it matters. try the same link-if it doesn't work I could just send you to the ftp site. I appreciate your patience.
Nope! If you're on Mac, it's probably what you're using to compress (zip) the file up that's causing the problem on my version of Winzip.
Most of the time, it works, but doesn't in this case!
FTP won't change anything, the Mac .fla needs to be zipped up if it is to be opened on a PC...
It you can't use another compressing utility, I could maybe do a rough example of using my preloader, loading a movie in a nested container within another movie clip... If that's what you're really after!
all I have is drop zip and dropstuff. I'm pretty sure sit is a mac based compressor. I am trying to create a preloader that works for an external file-(call it "rubiks.swf") loaded into an empty movieclip call it "containerone" that lives within a movieclip "nissan"that scrolls across the main movie where the buttons live. right now there are three external files attached to three different empty movieclips. I'd settle for loading them in and out of one empty clip at this point.
thanks!