Loading SWF files in order???

[FireWire Girl]

Please!!!!

Could someone tell me an easy way or write out the script. I'm trying to load 30 external SWF files in order from 1.swf -30.swf ???

Thank you,
Liz

[silentweed]

With a preloader or without? simple bar preloader?

[FireWire Girl]

Without a preloader. These will be loading in the background of another movie.


Liz

[silentweed]

This will load movies 1.swf to 30.swf in levels 1 to 30 respectively, one by one in order:

var count:Number = 0;
var my_mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var loadListener:Object = new Object();
my_mcl.addListener(loadListener);

_global.aQueue = new Array();

_global.startQueue = function():Void {
	my_mcl.loadClip(aQueue[0].source, aQueue[0].level);
}

loadListener.onLoadInit = function() {
	count++;
	if (count<aQueue.length) {
		my_mcl.loadClip(aQueue[count].source, aQueue[count].level);
	}
	if (count == aQueue.length) {
		count = 0;
		aQueue.length = 0; //everything has loaded so now empty array so its ready for another queue push
	}
};


//load movies 1.swf - 30.swf in levels 1 to 30

for(var i:Number = 1 ; i <=30 i++){
 aQueue.push({source: i+".swf", level: i});
}

startQueue();

P.S ive defined the array and startQueue function as global, so no matter where you are you can easily start and run a queue..

[FireWire Girl]

Thank you... Thank you.... Thank you....


Liz

[silentweed]

yw yw yw

[karengeriak]

I am trying to do this exact same thing but when I try to use your code I am getting errors. I am really bad with action scripts - I really need some help, please! I have spent the last three days trying to figure this out. The problem is with this section:

_global.startQueue = function():Void {
my_mcl.loadClip(aQueue[0].source, aQueue[0].level);
}

These are the error messages I am getting:

**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Layer 18, frame=1:Line 8: '{' expected
_global.startQueue = function():Void {

**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Layer 18, frame=1:Line 10: Unexpected '}' encountered
}


Please help me!

[silentweed]

Make sure your publish settings are set for flash player 7 and actionscript 2

[karengeriak]

ok. I have got it to work - to load all the movies. Now how do I controll how they play back - right now they just all show up at the same time. I know should have posted these questions in the newbie section - I am in way over my head. Please help!

[silentweed]

locally they will show up at the same time as there is no speed issue..online they will show one by one as they load..

[karengeriak]

So it will play all of 1 and then when that is finished it will start 2 and when that is finished it will start 3, etc? I want all of the movies to load and then play in order.

[silentweed]

Hi

No the above script only loads them in order it does not play them in order.. to do that what u need to do is put a stop action at the beginning of each of the movies(except the first movie) and on the end frame of each movie you tell the next movie to start playing

[karengeriak]

Is there a way to control the movies from the main movie? If I wanted to have a stop, play, and rewind button. And also, there is a little pause between each movie, is there any way to get rid of that? Thanks for answering all my questions!