Nother PreLoader question

1

ok so now i’ve got this movie running, thannks in no small help to ppl on this board…and i want to put a preloader on the fornt end so ppl don’t freak while they wait. ok so all the preloader tricks i tried not only don’t show the preloader progress but even worse they stop my movie from starting…all i get is the sound and the preloader graphics…so…what’s a newbie to do except ask for help here :slight_smile: I just don’t get how the timeline is supposed to look? or how to put the preloader in there?

2

maybe you should post some code.

Imagine this, you post on a medical forum saying, “I got this lump, what should i do?”

3

k where is the code and how do I post it? thanks

4

the code that you are using to preload, there IS a little code involved, or even post your FLA. Which tutorial are you following?

5

my fla is 12 MGs so it’s over the limit. the code ? do you mean the action script? thanks again…is defective here now<2 i got the preloader off a tutorial here on flash mx, it’s supposed to be simple but…I’m afraid that I’m far more simple that it is today…laughs at himself here.

6

the tutorial is from here
http://www.bestflashanimationsite.com/tutorials/3/

actions layer script is

totalBytes = Math.round(getBytesTotal()/1024);
loadedBytes = Math.round(getBytesLoaded()/1024);
percentDone = Math.round((loadedBytes/totalBytes)*100);
if (_root._framesloaded>=_root._totalframes) {
gotoAndPlay(“start”);
}

preloader layer script is

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
_xscale = _root.percentDone;
}

like I said U just can’t figure out how to put it into the time line of an already existing movie…hope this helps :slight_smile: