preloader question

[kasha]

hi everyone,

i built a preloader in Flash, now how do i use it?

do i put the preloader frames at the beginning of my flash movie, or vice versa? i tried both and the result was a fiasco. but, maybe I'm not doing it right. thansk for your help!

[Wiz Creations]

Put the preloaders first. Not sure if you need this, but it may be useful:
http://www.smartwebby.com/Flash/Flash_simple_preloader.asp

[kasha]

that tutorial was helpful, thanks!

it works for all my swf's except for those that need to load external images. Is there a line of code I need to put into the basic preload script to get this to work?

this is the script:

myLoaded = Math.round(getBytesLoaded());
myTotal = Math.round(getBytesTotal());
myPercent = myLoaded/myTotal;
myBar._width = myPercent*150;
myText = Math.round(myPercent*100)+"%";
if (myLoaded == myTotal) {
gotoAndStop(3);
} else {
gotoAndPlay(1);
}

[Wiz Creations]

I don't really use flash, so i couldn't say.

[crazycoder]

you have to put this part:

if (myLoaded == myTotal) {
gotoAndStop(3);
} else {
gotoAndPlay(1);
}

in frame 2 and then put content in frame 3

See www.gotoandlearn.com he has a "Basic Flash Preloader" tutorial.