Animation Priority over Actionscript

Question

I have been working on a bit of flash that can load html
strings from a database using a combination of php and mysql. As
flash does not use the <table> tag, I was forced to look for
other options.
I luckily found a nice script that can create a make-shift
table in flash using a combination of XML parsing, movie clips and
a LOT of text fields.
The link to the table class I have used is here -
http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.asp?p=706211&rl=1
So far, the code works great, it creates any table regardless
of how many colspans and rowspans you have. The issue I am having
is all about processing time.
One example is that I have a table that contains about 50
rows and has 2 columns. Using the table class, it will create 100
text boxes to accommodate the data. Now, creating that many boxes
when the flash is loading causes the browser to freeze for a few
seconds until the table has been created.
Initially, I wanted to try a preloader, or use a simple
"Loading" movie clip to play out while waiting for the table to
load, but when trying both, the animation just freezes along with
the browser. The table then appears, and the browser runs as
normal.
I would like to put some code in the class during the text
field creation loop so that it gives priority to the animation, or
at least refresh the scene so that the animation can play out while
the text fields are being created.
Any advise would be appreciated

Answer 1

you can use the datagrid component