Preloader Event.COMPLETE annoying thing

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November 23, 2008
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Hi Everyone

I'm sure someone knows a quick answer for this:

The preloader I usually use executes an addChild(loadedMovie) statement in response to an Event.COMPLETE event from the loaded swf's contentLoaderInfo object (a common approach, I believe.) The problem with this (as many of us know) is that the loaded swf starts running before the Event.COMPLETE event gets thrown, which means that once the child is added, it is already a few frames into its timeline. What I need is a way for the loaded swf not to start playing til its COMPLETE event gets thrown. Any ideas on how to do this (or some other workaround) ?

Thanks In Advance,
Graham

ActionScript

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kglad

Community Expert

you're welcome.

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MediaMackenzie_comAuthor

Participant

Hey, thanks a lot! That was a big help. Be Well, Graham

kglad

Community Expert

yes. add an empty keyframe to frame 1 of your loading swf and attach a stop() to that frame (1). then in your complete listener execute play() method on the loader's content property (cast as a movieclip).

M

MediaMackenzie_comAuthor

Participant

Right. Then, what, run play() once COMPLETE is fired?

Thanks!
Graham

A

Andrei1-bKoviI

Inspiring

You can try Event.INIT and put stop() on it.

COMPLETE event is fired when all the frames are loaded.