LoadMovie + Failing Preload = Stress

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So I have a movieclip called content on my main stage, and when a button is clicked I call _root.content.loadMovie(“whatever.swf”) to load some content into it. Now, some of this content is big, so I wanted to have a preloader. I have a working preloader, so I just put it in the first scene of the swf that I’m loading. When I preview these content swf’s individually, the preloader works fine, but it doesn’t work at all when i load it with the actionscript call. Does anyone know why this happens, and more importantly how I can fix it? Thanks in advance.

-Mike

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try to make the preloader from the main stage, not from the swf .

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I don’t see any reason as to why it wouldn’t work, your script is correct and you say it works individually. Have you tried previewing it online in an HTML page?

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How can I make the preloader from the mainstage work from on a loaded swf? (Also, I have tested the current setup online, and it doesn’t work there either.)

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just a simple example:

when you load your swf into the content MC, than use codes like :

_root.content.getBytesLoaded();

and make your preloader.

PS. you can use MovieClipLoader ,if you use Flash MX 2004 Pro:)