FLASH: --HELP-- Flash 5 FrameLoader Test NOT Working

[Dan]

HELP PLEASE..


 I would like to put a loading sequence at the

beginning of a move.... not too complex - right?


The intent - as in all loading sequences - is to

inform the user that the movie is loading into memory.

And - in this case - tell them of the progress of the

loading.


I have used such sequences before... but only in Flash

4. For some reason I am not having any luck with Flash

5.


Here is what happens when I load the movie.


The movie appears blank as it loads for the first

time... then for a split second I see my "loader"

movie clip... then the movie progresses to the next

scene, which is the beginning of my movie. 


If I had to guess it would seem as if the frame

loading test isn't even being looked at until the

movie is fully loaded and by then it passes the test

and proceeds to the next scene.


I have The flash 5 plugin installed, so I know it's

not that. Also tested on Mac/PC... so I've ruled that

out as well.


I am framiluar with frame loading as I mentioned...

and I am using the "framesloaded" Var as recommended

on Flash's website.


In fact... the "if frame is loaded" sample movie that

was in the "help" pull down of Flash 4 is mysteriously

gone in version 5... is there some issue

(compatibility) that I am missing?


FYI... this is the current code that I am using in my

1st frame of my movie.


if (_framesloaded>=_totalframes) {

    nextScene ();

} else {

    setProperty ("/loader", _xscale, "(_framesloaded /

_totalframes)*100");

}



What am I doing wrong?

What can I do to correct this problem?


Any suggestions would be appreciated


Dan Merfeld


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