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

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**Created:** [August 26, 2004, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/progressbar-madness-help-me-obi-wans-youre-my-only-hopes/120702 "2004-08-26T17:48:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![eyecircus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a4c791/32.png) [@eyecircus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eyecircus)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/progressbar-madness-help-me-obi-wans-youre-my-only-hopes/120702/1 "2004-08-26T17:48:17Z")

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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!

😉  
morgan