# Preloader problem ~ with a twist!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-problem-with-a-twist/61699>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 20, 2004, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-problem-with-a-twist/61699 "2004-08-20T19:05:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![MattT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MattT](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MattT)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-problem-with-a-twist/61699/1 "2004-08-20T19:05:31Z")

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Ok, first off ~ great forum, some really useful stuff goin on in here!

Now my preloader problem.  
I’ve tried to do a preloader with a difference…similar to the one found here:  
[http://www.cwd.dk/article.asp?articleid=98](http://www.cwd.dk/article.asp?articleid=98)

I think my problem lies with the fact that that tutorial is written for flash 5 ~ not MX. But I thought it should still work either way and gave it a go…turns out it doesn’t work and I was left with a strobe effect on the preloader…it flickered on the page and didnt look like it was filling.

I’ve attached the file which has the animation on it that I want.  
I have searched this forum and many others and I cant seem to find the answer. All I want to happen is that the box fills according to the percentage loaded ~ i.e. when the box appears to be full the movie is 100% loaded…the only thing I can do is get the box filling up animation to loop until the movie is loaded which is not the effect I want.

Any advice appreciated people!  
Cheers!

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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:** [August 20, 2004, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-problem-with-a-twist/61699/2 "2004-08-20T19:37:46Z")

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Where’s your ActionScript?

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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:** [August 20, 2004, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-problem-with-a-twist/61699/3 "2004-08-20T20:36:59Z")

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i struggled to find it too.  
[http://www.gifsrus.com/testfile/fix%20me%202.fla](http://www.gifsrus.com/testfile/fix%20me%202.fla)

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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:** [August 20, 2004, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-problem-with-a-twist/61699/4 "2004-08-20T21:07:07Z")

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> [@stringy](#):
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> i struggled to find it too.  
> [http://www.gifsrus.com/testfile/fix%20me%202.fla](http://www.gifsrus.com/testfile/fix%20me%202.fla)

Stringy!  
Thanks matey!

At least now I can go and figure out how you did it.  
Very much appreciated.

p.s. I took the AS out so it wasn’t a complete mess ~ just left the animation in.

Cheers fellas!