# Need help with pre-loader

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-pre-loader/65307>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 24, 2004, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-pre-loader/65307 "2004-09-24T21:22:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![eddy\_i](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5ac83/32.png) [@eddy\_i](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eddy_i)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-pre-loader/65307/1 "2004-09-24T21:22:39Z")

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I have a flash file with a 200 meg video file in it. I want to run a pre-loader and indicate the file is loading. I have a stop action script built into my first keyframs and on a seperate layer the following action script:

[font=Arial][size=2]onClipEvent (load) {  
total = \_root.getBytesTotal();  
}  
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {  
loaded = \_root.getBytesLoaded();  
percent = int(loaded/total\*100);  
text = “loading… “+percent+”%”;  
gotoAndStop(percent);  
if (loaded == total) {  
\_root.gotoAndPlay(2);  
}  
}[/size][/font]  
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[font=Arial]When I click to load the movie, there is a 4 - 5 second delay before I get my Loading text. The file then loads rather quickly and the video file plays. [/font]  
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[font=Arial]I need the loading text to come up immediately, so the user will know what is going on.[/font]  
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[font=Arial]Does anyone know why I am geting this delay or how to overcome it?[/font]  
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[font=Arial]ANy help would be appreciated. You can e-mail me direct if u like at[/font]  
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[font=Arial][edward@allwaymedia.com](mailto:edward@allwaymedia.com)[/font]  
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[font=Arial]Thanks[/font]  
[font=Arial]Eddy[/font]

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-pre-loader/65307/2 "2004-09-25T11:41:27Z")

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hmmzz

Do you load this movie externaly? I asume you don’t (according to my point of view of your text.) But that’s what I would do.

Anyway; do you have a ‘light’ version of your fla? (without the 200meg file) 😉