Re: [flasher] Linkage -> Export this symbol causes an undesireably large first keyframe

[Helen Triolo]

James,


The only way I can think of around this is to create a separate movie

whose only function is to preload the main movie into, say, level1

(meaning that you'd have to use _framesloaded instead of getBytesLoaded

since I think the latter is reserved for movieclips, but I'm not

positive -- that's just what the manual says).  So:

  frame 1: loadMovie("realmovie.swf",1);  

  frame 2: if (_level1._framesloaded > 1) {     // check for externals

loaded

              _level1.gotoAndPlay(2);           // run actual movie

           }

  frame 2-whatever: looping preloader


Maybe someone has come up with a better way to deal with this -- it

would be great to hear if so, since it's a fact that all exported

symbols (and sounds) are loaded in frame 1 (because Flash doesn't know

when they'll be needed) and so this must be an issue for many people who

use attached clips and sounds.

 

Regards,

Helen 

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James Pine wrote:

> 

> Hey,

> 

> My main fla has about 60 movie clips that are exported

> as linkable so as to facilitate the use of the

> attachMovie command. I've set this up so that the

> movie clips don't have to be in separate swfs, and the

> person can download them all at once and then run

> through the site smoothly.

> 

> A problem I've run into is that flash seems to force

> all exported movie clips to load in frame one, thus

> inhibiting the use of a pre-loader. I've tried putting

> a pre-loader in a scene before the main scene, and

> also tried loading the main swf inside another swf,

> but can't seem to be able to use the getBytesLoaded

> and getBytesTotal methods to work on a loaded swf.

> 

> If anyone knows of a way around this type of problem

> without changing all the exported symbols into

> separate swfs and using load and unloadmovie instead

> of attach and remove movie, please let me know! Thanx

> L8r

> 

> JAMES