Preloader code running every time page loads

[JKA@4153]

Hi everyone,

I purchased a preloader from Adobe Exchange  for my flash animation. I've noticed though that even though it works, whenever I refresh the page that the swf file is on, or even navigate away and then come back to the same swf page, the preloader starts operating again as if the file was being downloaded for the first time.

I thought that once a swf was downloaded it didn't need to be done again. The code from the preloader is as follows:

onClipEvent(load){      
        //show text Loading
        this.text = true;       
        //show reflection
        this.reflection = true;
        //show percents
        this.percents = true;
        //set color
        this.color = "0x003976";
        //set gradient color for reflection
        this.bgColor = "0xffffff";
        //set speed (1-9)
        this.speed = 6;
        //loop infinite, not loading 
        this.infinite = false;  
        //loaderTarget (if null self swf preload)
        this.contentTarget = null;              
        //auto stop timeline
        _parent.stop(); 
}

Could it have something to do with the fact that it's an onClipEvent?

Appreciate any advice.

[kglad]

there's no preloader code there.  that's probably just the initialization code and there's an enterframe clipevent also attached.

anyway, the preloader code will execute no matter whether the swf is being downloaded via a slow internet connection or from your harddrive.  it should just load a lot faster from your harddrive.

[NikolaV97]

ofcourse it will reloadevery time you refresh the page, it's just how it works...

for example youtube videos also load from begining when page is refreshed...

i don't think there is any way to make it different...

[JKA@4153]

Thanks for the replies,

When images are downloaded on web pages they're usually cached which is what I thought happened to flash files also. Isn't that the case?

[Ned Murphy]

Yes the files can be cached locally, but if the Flash file has a preloader built into it the preloader does what it does in life--it cannot look to see if the file is already cached and bypass the preloading process.  Depending on one's connection speed the preloader may just Flash by if a file is being drawn from the cache, but it still plays thru the loading process.

[JKA@4153]

The preloader has a brief animation at the end where it fades out to transparency and this is mostly what I'm seeing which isn't a good look when it happens more than once, ie. when you return to the page, so maybe I need a different type of preloader that doesn't have this ending animation. Can you suggest any on Adobe Exchange?

[Ned Murphy]

I don't know what you have, but if it is an fla file with the preloader you should be able to edit the preloader any way you like, including removing the ending animation.

I have no familiarity with Adobe Exchange.

[JKA@4153]

Ok thanks - I'll look into the code.