jacobdesch
11-12-2006, 11:38 PM
What I'm wondering is if there is a way using actionscript that you can tell flash not to load a movie that it has already loaded? For instance, if I have areas on the timeline where movies are loaded via actionscript on that frame which can be accessed through numerous routes through a gotoAndPlay command, is it possible to tell Flash 8 not to load a movie that it has already loaded into the movie clip placeholder on that particular frame?
Basically what I have is a rotating wheel of movieclip placeholders in which to load individual pages, set up as external .swf's. I have buttons set up so that each time they are pressed, the wheel rotates to the correct area and then loads the .swf into the placeholder that I have set up. The actionscript is set up on the last frame of the rotation rather than the button itself due to the fact that I have a pretty neat preloader (if I do say so myself) that I want people to be able to see. So the problem is that each time it rotates to a section where the .swf has already been loaded, the .swf will reload itself, once again showing the preloader and the opening animation. What I would like to be able to do is just have it recognize that the .swf has already been loaded into the placeholder and not try to do it again. Is there maybe a "do not" loadMovie command that I can put in or does anyone have a viable solution. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Basically what I have is a rotating wheel of movieclip placeholders in which to load individual pages, set up as external .swf's. I have buttons set up so that each time they are pressed, the wheel rotates to the correct area and then loads the .swf into the placeholder that I have set up. The actionscript is set up on the last frame of the rotation rather than the button itself due to the fact that I have a pretty neat preloader (if I do say so myself) that I want people to be able to see. So the problem is that each time it rotates to a section where the .swf has already been loaded, the .swf will reload itself, once again showing the preloader and the opening animation. What I would like to be able to do is just have it recognize that the .swf has already been loaded into the placeholder and not try to do it again. Is there maybe a "do not" loadMovie command that I can put in or does anyone have a viable solution. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.