? for ways to load large file

[jameslavis]

hey guys, have a question with a few parts, hope some of the geniuses here can help.

I will have a large file, probably well over 25 mb. It is a card, that has mini cards of interactive games on it. Now I now I can use a preloader and have been reading up. Here are some theoretical strategies that I hope some one can tell me if it's possible, or can you recommend a better way.

1) preload the parent mc first, so it 'll appear then preload the mini cards as swf that can fade in as they are loaded. so use complete functions to start the next preloader.

2) preload the whole deal, one swf

[kglad]

i'm not sure what you mean by "card" and "mini cards" but you can break the loading into as many swfs as is practical for you project.

[Ned Murphy]

I normally recommend something along the lines of the first approach.  HAve each mini load in separately, each load completion triggering the next.  It spares you the trouble of having to republish the one main file all of the time when the minis change and you can manage the mini loadings via a data file so adding and removing them is independent for each one.