Re: FLASH: Test if _levelX is Loaded or Not - Please HELP ???!!!

[T.R. Henigson]

I think Helen's right on the mark here. I've never been able to test

_framesloaded in a loaded movie from the _level0 movie. The method I've

successfully employed is to test from the _level0 movie in the following

manner:


	Set Variable: "/VARS:Loaded" = GetProperty("_level1",_framesloaded)

	Set Variable: "/VARS:Total" = GetProperty("_level1",_totalframes)

	If (/VARS:Loaded</VARS:Total)

	      // whatever action you want

	End If


Ted Henigson



> I believe you have to have the movie in level 35 check itself and pass

> the information about when it's loaded back to the main timeline.  One

> way to do that would be with a 2-frame loop at the start of the level35

> movie:

>

> 1: Set Variable: "_level0:framesloaded35" = GetProperty

> ("/",_framesloaded)

> 2: goto and play(1)

>

> This will set variable framesloaded35 on the main timeline to the number

> of frames that have been loaded in level35.  So on the main timeline,

> you'd load the movie into level35, then loop (2 frames) while

> framesloaded35 is less than the total of the level35 movie, and then

> tell target level35 somewhere after the initial loop.

>

> And now my disclaimer: I haven't actually tried this.  It's based on

> reading other people's posts, but the theory seems correct.  (I'm not

> sure about the "/" in the GetProperty statement -- it came from someone

> else's example).  The key thing is that timelines are independent and

> can't check each other for framesloaded -- they can only check

> themselves and pass on the information to other timelines.

>

> Regards,

> Helen

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>

> Mats Persson wrote:

> >

> > London, 26 June 2000, at 6.15 pm

> >

> > Is it possible to check if a movie is loaded into a _level or not ????

> >

> > My idea and script :

> >

> > If (_framesloaded=_level35:Hold) //Frame 1 in Movie35 = "Hold"

> >     Begin Tell Target ("_level35")

> >         Go to and Play ("Load_Status")

> >     End Tell Target

> >   Else

> >     Load Movie (movie35.swf, 35)

> > End If

> >

> > I can't seem to get this to work.   Any ideas anyone ???????



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