Load order varies depending on bandwidth

programming flash
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I have a small gallery that loads thumbnails and the links they represent from an xml file. When I test it gallery on my computer everything works fine. However, when I simulate a download or when I upload to an actual site things start going wrong.

Most of the code is borrowed from this tutorial (which by the way was very helpful :slight_smile: ) :
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash8/best_structure_flash_site.htm
I modified what i needed too and reused the rest. Everything works fine except for that the load order of the thumbnails is reversed. I haven’t really changed any part of the code that would cause this, or at least I don’t think I have.

The real problem, however, is that when i simulate a downloaded version or when upload them to my test site, the position of the thumbnails are swapped. A thumbnail i expected to load in a certain place and order has now taken the place of another one. When clicking a thumbnail it displays the picture of the thumbnail that should actually have been there, so the links still load in the correct order.

When i change the simulated bandwidth while testing the movie, the position alter. At one bandwidth they show up in a certain order and when then trying out another bandwidth the order changes.

Now, my question is: What the hell is going on?

The XML load function:


[FONT=Courier New]function loadXML(loaded) {
    if (loaded) {
        var xnRootNode:XMLNode = this;
        //trace( xnRootNode );
        // number of buttons
        nTotalButtons = xnRootNode.firstChild.childNodes.length;
        // fill arrays
        for (var i = 0; i<nTotalButtons; i++) {
            thumbImages.push(xnRootNode.firstChild.childNodes*.childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue);
            thumbLinks.push(xnRootNode.firstChild.childNodes*.childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue);
        }
        // everthing is loaded; we can move on
        gotoAndStop(3);
    }
}[/FONT]

No problem there right?

Here’s the where the thumbs are loaded:


[FONT=Courier New]for (var i = 0; i<nTotalButtons; i++) {
    
    thumb_holder.createEmptyMovieClip( "thumbButton"+i, i );
    // make new MovieClip and set to newly created button    
    var thumbButton:MovieClip = thumb_holder["thumbButton"+i];    
    // load images
    var backwardsCount:Number = nTotalButtons - 1 - i;
    
    image_mcl.loadClip( thumbImages[backwardsCount], thumbButton );    
}

// Invoked when the actions on the first frame of the loaded clip have been executed
mclListener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc:MovieClip) {

    // add link property
    target_mc.linkURL = thumbLinks[nCounter];
    
    target_mc._alpha = alpha;
    
    // add events
    target_mc.onPress = buttonClick;

    .
    .
    .    

    nCounter += 1;
};

image_mcl.addListener(mclListener);

// Event handlers
function buttonClick():Void {
    pic_holder.loadMovie(this.linkURL);
}[/FONT]

Any and all help is welcome.