Easy Preloader Needed for Flash 8

Question

I have a movie that I would like to start with a preloader in
Flash 8. I want the preloader to show the percentage of the movie
loaded and have a background image until the movie starts. Can
anyone let me know where a good tutorial can be found for
this?

Answer 1

create a new scene, put it in front, place the background
image, create a new layer, create a new dynamic text field and name
it loading_txt then put the follwing actionscript in your actions
panel:
stop();
this.onEnterFrame = function (){
percent =
((this.getBytesLoaded()/this.getBytesTotal())*100);// Create the
percent loaded in a varible, will have decimals, modify with
Math.round if you want to cut off the decimals
this.loading_txt.text = percent + "% Loaded"; //Set the Value
in the text field to be the current percent
if (percent > 99.9){//when loading is done
delete(this.oneEnterFrame);//delete this onEnterFrame so it
doesnt bog down processing power
play();//play the timeline
}