Finish loading, then continue?

1

in a buttons code, how would i say finish loading, then play.

here is what i have

btn.onRelease = function(){
loadMovie(movie.swf);
//finish loading code goes here
gotoAndPlay(“label”);
}

2

search the forums for MovieClipLoader - you should find examples - it can be set up to notify when an item is finished loading

3

Why not put the “label” within the movie.swf and time the playing from there?

4

its an example…

what im getting at is an object(not necessarily a swf) is being loaded onRelease, but i need it to fully load before the button’s actions, however the object is being loaded with the same button.

5

MovieClipLoader works with swfs, jpgs, pngs etc… or are you loading a data? If loading data, you need to use LoadVars? does that help?

6

not really.

How can i say this? When the button is pressed, an object is loaded(img or swf) which has a preloader. I need to wait until that loader completes, then make a transition or whatever.

so…like the example above (in Lehman’s)

onRelease = function(){
load something
make sure it finishes loading
if it finishes loading, do some action
}

7

onRelease = function(){
load something - [COLOR=“Red”]use MovieClipLoader.loadClip()[/COLOR]
make sure it finishes loading - [COLOR=“red”]use MovieClipLoader.onLoadInit[/COLOR]
if it finishes loading, do some action
}
You can also use [COLOR=“red”]MovieClipLoader.onLoadProgress [/COLOR]as an alternative to a preloader.

A search in the Flash Help files for the text in red will actually provide examples of what you want to achieve.