Is there any way to put code on an mc created with createEmptyMovieClip?
hmm. i dont know for sure but you might try like this, saying your mc was holder.
holder.onClipEvent(load){
play();
}
you know? something like that MIGHT work, i dont have flash in front of me so i dont know, but i am assuming thats how you would do it.
Yes. Just do it as you would with a normal mc that you made yourself.
Regards,
Viru.
thank you
:geek:
okay I am now attempting to target the clip with this code:
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this.createEmptyMovieClip(“clip1”, 1);
clip1.loadMovie(“welcome.swf”);
clip1._x = 320 ;
clip1._y = 320 ;
<b>this.“clip1”.onClipEvent(enterFrame)</b>{
percentloaded=Math.floor(_level1.getBytesLoaded()/_level1.getBytesTotal()*100)
percentdisplay=percentloaded + "%"
if(percentloaded == 100 && !initialized){
play();
initialized=true
_visible=false
}
}
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and I am getting this error:
Scene=Scene 1, Layer=script, Frame=4: Line 43: Expected a field name after ‘.’ operator.
this.“clip1”.onClipEvent (enterFrame){
Any thoughts as to what field name is expected? I do not understand what I am need to do here…
I think it should be
MovieClip.clip1.onClipEvent(enterFrame){
etc..
Regards,
Viru
okay viru, you have given great advice so far so I am sure it will work
:}
I will test it out
Thanks!
Well I tried it and I am still getting the same message :crazy:
ok, sorry that was just the first thing i thought you should try. Is it possible to post your fla?
Viru.
Ok, hit me, i wasnt thinking straight, i’m pretty sure this will work,
Movieclip.clip1.onEnterFrame = function() {
//write the code you want to happen on each enterframe here.
}
Regards,
Viru.
no it is a really big file - I guess I could try deleted some of the unactive artwork and zipping it.
when you test the movie the external movie clips will not show up though…
this is my trouble- I am trying to put preloaders on the external swf’s without actually putting them in the swf’s themselves. I do not have that luxory as they are made with Wildform FX (text program) and it only outputs swf’s that you cannot add code to…
okay so like this:
code:
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this.createEmptyMovieClip(“clip1”, 1);
clip1.loadMovie(“welcome.swf”);
clip1._x = 320 ;
clip1._y = 320 ;
Movieclip.clip1.onEnterFrame = function() {
percentloaded=Math.floor(_level1.getBytesLoaded()/_level1.getBytesTotal()*100)
percentdisplay=percentloaded + "%"
if(percentloaded == 100 && !initialized){
play();
initialized=true
_visible=false
}
}
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when I want to call the function I say?
Movieclip.clip1.onEnterFrame ();
I’m not sure. I am not very advanced in my as…if you couldn’t tell by my millions of questions…
(-:
I dont think you can call it like that. But its worth a try first. It that doesnt work create a function like this that you can call:
Movieclip.clip1.**preloaderFunc** = function() {
percentloaded=Math.floor(_level1.getBytesLoaded()/_level1.getBytesTotal()*100)
percentdisplay=percentloaded + "%"
if(percentloaded == 100 && !initialized){
play();
initialized=true
_visible=false
}
}
And call it with
Movieclip.clip1.preloaderFunc();
Regards,
Viru.
P.S I’m still learning too 
[AS]_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“clip1”, 1);
clip1._x = 320 ;
clip1._y = 320 ;
clip1.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (this._url != _root._url) {
_root.preload(this);
}
}
function preload(clip) {
if (!loaded) {
if (clip.getBytesLoaded>0 && clip.getBytesLoaded>=clip.getBytesTotal) {
loaded = true;
}
var percent = (clip.getBytesLoaded()/clip.getBytesTotal());
loadBar._width = 100*percent; //replace 100 for your loadbar width
}
}
clip1.loadMovie(“welcome.swf”);
well viru it doesn’t seem to be working-
There are NO problems or errors with your code, I think the error lies within the code I was trying to use to get the preload working.
So I thank you because what you came up with is right-
Claudio I am going to have a look at what you have here. I was looking at your tutorial about preloading external swf’s with transition and trying to apply that to what I need to do. I was not able to do so and was hoping maybe you would write one without the transition 
I thank you both!
Your welcome. And Claudio is very good, i’m sure anything he/she says will help you to no end.
V.
Yes Claudio provided great code but I am thinking that it is possibly preloading the movie clip (“clip 1”) and not the actual content that gets loaded into the clip.
Maybe I did not make my goal clear, or I could be wrong but it seems as though that is what it is doing…
:bounce:
