# Preloader, works, but doesn't **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [November 12, 2003, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-works-but-doesnt/35329 "2003-11-12T20:00:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yeldarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/51bf81/32.png) [@Yeldarb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yeldarb)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-works-but-doesnt/35329/1 "2003-11-12T20:00:08Z")
I am feeling like such a n00b today, I can’t get anything to work. Anyway, I have this preloader, it’s supposed to make the bars go accross, but it doesn’t for some reason, it changes the \_x value, which i know because i traced it, but the bars don’t move…? Any ideas, here’s the code i used. ```auto onClipEvent(enterFrame) { this._x = -55+_root.getBytesLoaded()/_root.getBytesTotal()*269.3; trace(this._x) } ``` btw, the reason there isn’t an if/then statement in it is cuz I have a % preloader too, and it covers that. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2003, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-works-but-doesnt/35329/2 "2003-11-12T20:02:34Z")
Maybe you wanna try using this: ```auto this._x = -55+(_root.getBytesLoaded()/_root.getBytesTotal())*269.3; ``` ---
**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:** [November 12, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-works-but-doesnt/35329/3 "2003-11-12T20:05:23Z")
it still didn’t work, the \_x value still changes the same way, but the bars don’t move :h: ---
**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:** [November 12, 2003, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-works-but-doesnt/35329/4 "2003-11-12T20:09:07Z")
The \_x value changes the way it’s supposed to? ---
**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:** [November 12, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-works-but-doesnt/35329/5 "2003-11-12T20:10:14Z")
yeah, the output window goes up all the way to how it should…? ---
**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:** [November 12, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-works-but-doesnt/35329/6 "2003-11-12T20:14:30Z")
Can I see your file ? ---
**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:** [November 12, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-works-but-doesnt/35329/7 "2003-11-12T20:15:15Z")
yeah, hang on, I’ll upload it. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-works-but-doesnt/35329/8 "2003-11-12T20:18:08Z")
apparently, my host doesn’t let me upload .fla’s, and it’s too big to attach, i’ll zip it btw, r u logged in masked? you don’t show up on the list of active users ---
**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:** [November 12, 2003, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-works-but-doesnt/35329/9 "2003-11-12T20:21:00Z")
[www.barbdwyer.com/T6/site.zip](http://www.barbdwyer.com/T6/site.zip) 1.58 MB ---
**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:** [November 12, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-works-but-doesnt/35329/10 "2003-11-12T20:26:07Z")
Unexpected File Format. Are you using Mx 2004 ? ---
**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:** [November 12, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-works-but-doesnt/35329/11 "2003-11-12T20:27:41Z")
yeah, i am, should i save it as a mx? ---
**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:** [November 12, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-works-but-doesnt/35329/12 "2003-11-12T20:30:55Z")
OK, try now [www.barbdwyer.com/T6/site.zip](http://www.barbdwyer.com/T6/site.zip) ---
**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:** [November 12, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-works-but-doesnt/35329/13 "2003-11-12T21:12:55Z")
Ok, downloading. I don’t think I’m masked in the online view, I just close and open the forums a lot 😛 I don’t know why, it’s a habit I guess. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-works-but-doesnt/35329/14 "2003-11-12T21:33:05Z")
it says a disk error occured during the read operation ☹ can you just tell me what you did? ---
**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:** [November 12, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-works-but-doesnt/35329/15 "2003-11-12T21:34:16Z")
Here you go, [http://www.voetsjoeba.com/stash/site.fla](http://www.voetsjoeba.com/stash/site.fla) It’s off to bed now for me, so if you have any further questions you’ll have to wait untill tomorrow or ask someone else why what I’ve changed works the way it does 🙂 ---
**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:** [November 12, 2003, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-works-but-doesnt/35329/16 "2003-11-12T21:35:56Z")
Sorry, that other post wasn’t supposed to be there, I aborted posting it because I didn’t think on time of the fact that the file would be too big to attach, so half of the file has been uploaded 😛 That’s what causing that error. I’ve uploaded it for you to check out, deleting that post now … ---
**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:** [November 12, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-works-but-doesnt/35329/17 "2003-11-12T21:38:38Z")
ok, thanks