# Want a percentage preloader **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 1, 2002, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/want-a-percentage-preloader/1738 "2002-06-01T17:13:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [June 1, 2002, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/want-a-percentage-preloader/1738/1 "2002-06-01T17:13:13Z")
i’m looking for percentage preloaders…my site is like 80kb and takes a while to load on 56k, i have found many flash 5 preloaders but i need a tutorial that teaches percentage preloader in flash mx… please help…sites and or links please!\r\r:smokin: ---
**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:** [June 1, 2002, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/want-a-percentage-preloader/1738/2 "2002-06-01T21:10:28Z")
The percentage preloader in the “best of Kirupa” post called “Preloader rerevisited” should work fine in 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:** [June 2, 2002, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/want-a-percentage-preloader/1738/3 "2002-06-02T02:07:03Z")
those links no longer work…can i see a preview of what it looks like…to see if ive done it right?\r\r:smokin: ---
**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:** [June 2, 2002, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/want-a-percentage-preloader/1738/4 "2002-06-02T02:36:53Z")
those links would work, but Upu’s server is down. \r\rgo to any Flash site that has a preloader. It looks just like that. hell, go here\r\rhttp://www10.brinkster.com/jubbaorf/requiem/flashtest/test.html\r\rthats the site I’m making. Click on one of the buttons and it will show you a preloader. I used pretty much the same code. and I’m usin 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:** [June 2, 2002, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/want-a-percentage-preloader/1738/5 "2002-06-02T02:46:32Z")
cool…so i did it right…i don’t know where i would be without all your help…thx again! :rollin: \r \r :evil: ---
**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:** [June 2, 2002, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/want-a-percentage-preloader/1738/6 "2002-06-02T03:37:56Z")
F@#%ing server ---
**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:** [June 2, 2002, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/want-a-percentage-preloader/1738/7 "2002-06-02T16:14:39Z")
// the numbers below are for the default stage size of 550x400.\rif (!zInit) {\rcreateEmptyMovieClip(“mcBorders”, 2);\rcreateEmptyMovieClip(“mcProgress”, 1);\rmcBorders.lineStyle(2, 0x0000ff, 100);\rmcBorders.moveTo(25, 180);\rmcBorders.lineTo(25, 220);\rmcBorders.moveTo(525, 180);\rmcBorders.lineTo(525, 220);\rmcBorders.zInit = true;\r}\r\_root.nPercentLoaded = (\_root.getBytesLoaded()/\_root.getBytesTotal())_100;\r\_root.nXround = (Math.ceil(nPercentLoaded/20))20;\rmcProgress.beginFill(0xff0000,100);\rmcProgress.moveTo(25, 190);\rmcProgress.lineTo((nPercentLoaded5)+25, 190);\rmcProgress.lineTo((nPercentLoaded_5)+25, 210);\rmcProgress.lineTo(25, 210);\rmcProgress.endFill();\rif (\_root.nPercentLoaded\<100) {\r        gotoAndPlay(\_currentframe-1);\r} else {\rremoveMovieClip(\_root.mcBorders);\rremoveMovieClip(\_root.mcProgress);\r}\r\rhope that helps.\rjeremy ---
**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:** [June 2, 2002, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/want-a-percentage-preloader/1738/8 "2002-06-02T18:24:58Z")
Nice ! 😃 \rpom 0] ---
**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:** [June 2, 2002, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/want-a-percentage-preloader/1738/9 "2002-06-02T23:24:54Z")
whoa. did u write all the code?? i still haven’t learned any actionscript yet so it makes little sense to me…one day i imagined i was writing code in my mind! but all i know is a bit of java and that is it. i don’t think i need to put all that code because it loads fine now 🙂 but thx for trying to help me i’m very appreciative for everyones help\r\r:smokin: scott ---
**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:** [June 3, 2002, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/want-a-percentage-preloader/1738/10 "2002-06-03T04:21:38Z")
it’s all about file size. a preloader that requires no mc’s or text fields is very small.\r:) \rjeremy