AS2. Flash 8 Pro. Win XP Pro.
I made a very simple preloader for a webpage NaviPage.swf. The entire page material is simply on one keyframe and there is no animation etc, just works on action script and works perfectly at that.
But ive noticed an anomaly. When i test the movie (with simulate download settings ofcourse so that you can actually see the preloader work) the preloader shows only from 90% onwards to 100% and then the page loads up. Which means when i run the movie, the result is a blank frame for quite sometime, when actually the preloader should be showing but it doesnt, instead its just the project default window color, then it starts the preloader at the frag end of the bytes coming in, so it only shows 95%-100% and then the page loads.
The same preloader method (2 looping frames with its AS2) works perfectly in front of the keyframe that contains another webpage, Home.swf which is a seperate file and things work perfectly there.
So i put a trace into the 2 looping frames to see whats going on with the acquired bytes variable. I was shocked to see that the preloader loop isnt even running. It running itself only at 94% onwards and then ofcourse reports the percentage on the screen correctly. But till 94% its not able to sense the bytes getting loaded. It senses only after 94% and then starts reporting it.
Can someone plz help me, i really need to get this working and upload this site asap.
PS: Home.swf is just a home/welcome page which loads NaviPage.swf into a Holder_mc when users hit the entersite button. The preloader for the Home.swf works perfect. But im wary whether this has anything to do with it because im testing NaviPage.swf seperately and getting this problem.
Thanks
