fileLoaded Method

[olicorse]

Hi guys,

I've tried creating a preloader for an external swf that I've made.

So far I've used the code:

ar req: URLRequest = new URLRequest("Whole_movie.swf");
var loader:Loader = new Loader();

function fileLoaded(event:Event):void
{
addChild(loader);
}

function preload(event:ProgressEvent):void
{
var percent:Number = Math.round(event.bytesLoaded / event.bytesTotal * 100);
preload_txt.text = String(percent) + "%";
}

loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.CO MPLETE, fileLoaded);

loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Progress Event.PROGRESS, preload);

loader.load(req);

However, the video starts playing in the background before it is fully loaded so when the view actually starts watching it, it is already a significant amount of the way through. I have been advised to put a stop(); at the beginning of the swf, which I have done and then overide this with MovieClip(loader.content).play(); in the method 'fileLoaded' just before the addChild(loader);

I know virtually nothing about Actionscript 3 though and so I don't know where to insert this. I've tried in numerous places and keep getting the following output: "TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert flash.display::AVM1Movie@2aa33481 to flash.display.MovieClip.
at Preloader_fla::MainTimeline/fileLoaded()"

Can someone copy and paste the existing code and show me exactly where to insert MovieClip(loader.content).play(); please?

Thanks in advance!

Oli

[tem]

Hi!
it should work even without writing stop() in the loaded swf in this way:

function fileLoaded(event:Event):void
{
      var movie:*=loader.content;
      var clip:MovieClip=movie;
      clip.gotoAndStop(1);
      addChild(clip);
      clip.play();
}

[olicorse]

Hi,

Thanks for your response. Unfortunately it didn't work, it just outputted this message:

TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert flash.display::AVM1Movie@28506781 to flash.display.MovieClip.
at Preloader_fla::MainTimeline/fileLoaded()

A guy in another forum said this was because I was trying to load an Actionscript 2 swf into an Actionscript 3 file. He also said it was really hard to get around this and probably more trouble than it's worth.

Any ideas on how to do this simply?

Cheers!

[fakecopper]

The reason for your problem is that your movie starts playing already when it is loading.

2 things you need to do.

1. convert your loader content into a movieclip//MovieClip(loader.content)
2. then make it start from frame 1 when loading is completed //gotoAndPlay(1)

just add the new line to your fileLoaded function:

function fileLoaded(event:Event):void
{
addChild(loader);
MovieClip(loader.content).gotoAndPlay(1);//add this new line
}

I had the same problem a few days ago, that's how I solved it. Hope it works for you too.