# getBytesLoaded returns getBytesTotal

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getbytesloaded-returns-getbytestotal/247104>\
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**Created:** [December 18, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getbytesloaded-returns-getbytestotal/247104 "2007-12-18T16:33:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Par](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/839c29/32.png) [@Par](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Par)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getbytesloaded-returns-getbytestotal/247104/1 "2007-12-18T16:33:08Z")

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Okay what I am trying to do should be pretty simple… I’ve done it quite a few times before but I’m getting nowhere this time. Here’s my setup.

I have a main swf that simply is used to load other swfs as links are clicked. Now two different swfs are always loaded at the same time. One is a banner that contains the menu which is never unloaded. And the other is the content swf that is changed as the links are clicked.

Here’s the setup: It’s not as optimized as it could be because I’ve been messing it up continuously trying to find the problem.

```auto

//SNIPPET: this is in the banner.
    if (loading) {
        loading = _root.checkLoading();
        if (!loading) {
            turnOn();
        }
    }

//SNIPPET:this is in the main swf 
function checkLoading() {
            var rbool:Boolean = true;
            var loaded:Number = content.getBytesLoaded();
            var total:Number = content.getBytesTotal();
            lbar.lbar._xscale = loaded/total*100;
            lbar.perc = loaded;
            if (total == loaded && total > 1) {
                rbool = false;
                
            }
            return rbool;
}

//SNIPPET: Last here's the setup for content which is also in the banner
    if (_root.chg == "2d") {
        loadMovie("2dViewer.swf", _root.content);        
    } else if (_root.chg == "3d") {
        loadMovie("3dViewer.swf", _root.content);        
    } else if (_root.chg == "web") {
        loadMovie("webViewer.swf", _root.content);        
    } else if (_root.chg == "contact") {
        loadMovie("contact.swf", _root.content);        
    } else if (_root.chg == "about") {
        loadMovie("about.swf", _root.content);        
    } else if (_root.chg == "home") {
        loadMovie("main.swf", _root.content);        
    }

```

Okay now here’s my problem. content.getBytesLoaded() returns the same as content.getBytesTotal(). And no it’s not 0… it’s a large amount of bytes that I am assuming is the actual Total. And it’s not loaded yet either, one of the swfs is about 2.5 megs and says it is loaded but it’s not even close…

Am I doing something stupid? Probably… if you can help me that would be awesome! In the mean time… I’ll scratch my brain some more…