...loading multiple external images while

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I’m at a loss folks! I can’t seem find any code or sample .fla’s to help me figure out how to load multiple external images in the background while viewing other already loaded images. Any ideas? Here’s a brief…

In order to keep my file size to a minimum, I housed all my image sources in an external folder for use when needed. The object is for the user to click on a “Project” button which in turn will load sub project images (any where from 6-50). As you already know loading many images at one time can lead to longer download times. What I would like to do is after they click the “Project” main button and view the first image, the other following images are already downloading. Does this make sense?

Thanks in advance for the help!

Best,

Doug

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I have no clue! Is there another way to do it using an array and calling the elements later? Here’s what I’ve go so far. Would you be able to shed some light? PLEASE!

I have this action script on my main timeline:

var freight_array:Array = new Array; //create an array object
//populate array
freight_array[0] = “linkedimages/freight_10.jpg”;
freight_array[1] = “linkedimages/freight_9.jpg”;
freight_array[2] = “linkedimages/freight_8.jpg”;
freight_array[3] = “linkedimages/freight_7.jpg”;
freight_array[4] = “linkedimages/freight_6.jpg”;
freight_array[5] = “linkedimages/freight_5.jpg”;
freight_array[6] = “linkedimages/freight_4.jpg”;
freight_array[7] = “linkedimages/freight_3.jpg”;
freight_array[8] = “linkedimages/freight_2.jpg”;
freight_array[9] = “linkedimages/freight_1.jpg”;

for (i=0; i<freight_array.length; i++){
container.loadMovie(freight_array*);//load each image to a placeholder mc
}

On the container movie, I am trying to call each image seperately and make the alpha of the unused images 0. I’m not sure how to do this. I thought I could just use this code:

loadMovie(_root.freight_array[9]);

It does not work though! Help!

Thanks in advance!

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see if this helps

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Thanks for the help but I’m still not getting it. Can’t I use my actionscript above and somehow call each element of the array? The first image from the array loads in, so it sorta works?