Progressbar madness! **^*$%# ! Help me Obi Wans, youre my only hopes!

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hi good peoples,

I am complete newbie to flash, i have been going through a learning curve the last week and have a movie completed - final.swf (which is great, and fine).

I have created an external slide movie with a progressbar component within that calls final.swf. I have also done a version with a normal flash doc with a loader and a progressbar.
BUT!
No matter what i seem to do - while the progressbar preloader is loading a percentage, extacly 21%, the external movie - final.swf starts playing in the background (the sound starts). By the time the preloader has disappeared the movie is almost finished.

Details:

  • I am using the progressbar component in MX 2004.

  • I have this actionscript on frame 1 of final.fla to stop it starting:
    this.onEnterFrame = function() {
    if (_parent.visible == true) {
    play();
    } else {
    stop();
    }
    };

  • I have tried numerous tweaks to avoid this (‘stream’ on main.swf, 2 frames at start of main.swf)

I keep trying different tutorials and getting the same results!! :red: Please help me have a life again! Please!

Thanx very much in advance to whoever can help - you all rock!

:wink:
morgan