Re: FLASH: caching .swf's?

[Daniel Votino]

Davinder,

  I think I can answer that question.  What you are wanting to do is load an

swf file into the browsers cache for later use on the site?  To do this you

use the "load movie" Action on another level . . . i.e. (audioclips.swf on

_layer1).  You make sure that the first frame of the movie you are loading

is not only blank, but has a "Stop" Action on it.  Then, when you want that

movie to begin to play or you want to access a frame in that movie with a

certain sound at some point from inside your main movie, you would "Tell

Target" to it as another Action.

i.e.   Tell Target  "_layer1"

            Go To Frame 1 and Play . . . .


At least I think thats what you were asking.  I am working on a movie right

now that loads 6 different movie clips in the first scene of the movie, all

to be used for different things during the course of the movie.


My Question is . . .and Ill post this again in case someone knows the answer

that isnt reading this reply, if one is loading swf files in the first scene

and wants to make a preloader based upon the completion of each movie

loaded, will it work on the same principle?  The reason I ask is because the

"size report" that gets generated for the parent movie does not reflect the

true kb size of those frames which movies are being loaded to.  (it does not

see the swf files being loaded and their sizes.  I am wondering if the

preloader (If Frame Loaded Go To Commands) would really see the frames then

as not yet loaded yet if the full movie being loaded at that keyframe was

not yet fully in cache???  Any ides?


~Daniel





>hello all,

>

>I have been working on with flash for the past week now, and i would

>like to know how to cache a flash .swf .  I have one movie that does a

>countdown.... and i would like the second movie to download while the

>countdown is going, and then move to the next page and show the flash

>swf.  Does a .swf be preloaded like an image? or does it need special

>js?

>

>What are my options to download the file and then play it?

>

>Thanks for your responces!!!!

>--

>Davinder




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