Preloader for dynamic loading gallery

[chosenson]

The attached code is for a dynamic gallery. It works fine. My problem is attaching a movieclip for a preloader. I have tried using the getBytesLoaded/getBytesTotal method but this always returns a 100 because I don't think it is testing for the picture being loaded, but instead is looking at the thumbnails.

Any ideas, suggestions?

Thanks!

for (a = 0; a < total; a++)
{
	_root.thumbLdr.createEmptyMovieClip ("thumbNail" + a, a);
	_root.thumbLdr["thumbNail" + a]._x = (a * thumb1xpo);
	_root.thumbLdr["thumbNail" + a]._y = thumb1ypo;
	_root.thumbLdr["thumbNail" + a].createEmptyMovieClip ("thumHold", 1);
	_root.thumbLdr["thumbNail" + a].thumHold.loadMovie (thumbs[a]);
	_root.thumbLdr["thumbNail" + a].clik = a;
	//
	_root.thumbLdr["thumbNail" + a].onRelease = function ()
	{
		
		_root.picLdr._x = photox;
		_root.picLdr._y = photoy;
		_root.picLdr.loadMovie (["image0" + (this.clik + 1) + ".jpg"], 1);
	};
}

[DallasNYC]

Where did you put you getBytes... code?
Looks like it needs to refer to the picLdr movieclip

[chosenson]

I tried that. I tried everything I could think of.


Thanks much!

[DallasNYC]

If you are doing this from a local computer, you will always get 100%. Since it loads directly from the harddrive. Sometimes it will show up correctly if you 'simulate download' from test movie.

Other, than that. I think we would have to see more of your code, or even the fla file.

[chosenson]

If you are doing this from a local computer, you will always get 100%. Since it loads directly from the harddrive. Sometimes it will show up correctly if you 'simulate download' from test movie.

Other, than that. I think we would have to see more of your code, or even the fla file.

I will upload the code later and post the URL then.


Thanks