[CS3] [AS3] Loading one movie after another

[jf332]

I know this question has been answered in several forms on this forum, but I haven't been able to find an answer that works in my case.

I have 6 movies that I want to load in to a swf and I want movie #2 to start playing when movie #1 is done, and so forth. I have tried this code, but it just replays the first movie again and again.

var tut01:tutorial01 = new tutorial01();
var target:DisplayObject;
var startTime:Number;
var duration:Number;

addChild(tut01);
tut01.play();

function clipDuration (duration:Number):void {
	tut01.duration = duration;
	target.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, enterFrameListener);
}

function enterFrameListener (e:Event):void {
	var elapsed:Number = getTimer()-startTime;
	var percentDone:Number = elapsed/duration;
	if (percentDone == 1) {
		gotoAndPlay("tutorial02");
		target.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, enterFrameListener);
	}
}

I have created six frames in the swf that is loading these movies (one for each movie), that's what the 'tutorial02' is referring to.

Thanks for any help!

[sstalder]

Can you post your FLA's or zip file somewhere? I will help but I don't feel like recreating all this in flash :d

[jf332]

Thanks for your help! I have uploaded a 'dummy' version of what I'm trying to do.

[sstalder]

Here is one way of doing it, let me know if this make sense.

[jf332]

Thanks for your help. That kind of works...they do play one right after the other, but it looks like it starts playing the next clip a few seconds in instead of from the beginning. Any ideas?

[Mystique_MHz]

I had this exact same problem. I found my solution at another flash board.. here's the code you need. Please don't ask me how to explain it to you.. thus it's a bit over my head.

Create a new flash movie at 25 frames per second.. in the first keyframe insert this code:

// **code starts
function ClipSLoader(target_mc) {
var _ts = this;
_ts.mcContainer = target_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("theContainer", 0);
_ts.onClipEnd();
}
ClipSLoader.prototype.checkIfEnd = function() {
var _ts = this;
var _mcc = _ts.mcContainer;
if (_mcc.getBytesLoaded() == _mcc.getBytesTotal() && _mcc.getBytesTotal()>4) {
if (_mcc._currentframe == _mcc._totalframes) {

_ts.onClipEnd();

}
}
};
ClipSLoader.prototype.onClipEnd = function() {
// default event handler
};
ClipSLoader.prototype.loadClip = function(clipToLoad) {
var _ts = this;
_ts.mcContainer.loadMovie(clipToLoad);
trace("clipToLoad is "+clipToLoad);
_ts.checkIfEndingID = setInterval(_ts, "checkIfEnd", 40);
};

myLoader = new ClipSLoader(_root);

var mcS_array = new Array(["TVExhibits.swf"], ["Part03.swf"], ["DataEntry04.swf"]);

var mcIndex = 0;

myLoader.loadClip(mcS_array[0]);

myLoader.onClipEnd = function() {
// load the next swf;
if (mcIndex<mcS_array.length-1) {
++mcIndex;
myLoader.loadClip(mcS_array[mcIndex]);
clearInterval(this.checkIfEndingID);
//mcIndex++;
} else {
mcS_array = null;
clearInterval(this.checkIfEndingID-1);
myLoader.loadClip(mcS_array[mcIndex]);

}
};
// **code ends



You must replace this info :var mcS_array = new Array(["TVExhibits.swf"], ["Part03.swf"], ["DataEntry04.swf"]); with the name of your .swf files you want to load in sequential order.

[sstalder]

That is AS 2.0 - he is using AS 3.0. You may have to put a stop() in the .swf files you are loading so they do not play until you tell them to.

[jf332]

Thanks Mystique and sstadler. I thought that looked like AS 2.0...I'll try and see if I can convert it to AS 3.0 and get it to work. I'll let you all know how it turns out.

(oh and, I'm a 'she' not a 'he')