Loading in each mclip one at a time

Question

Hi,
I have a site that in which each section is in it's own
mclip. I simply want each mclip to load in when it is navigated to
rather than the whole swf loading in at the start.
I have the following actionscript to make the whole swf load
in but need to modify it to cater for each individual mclip:
onClipEvent (load) {
total = _root.getBytesTotal();
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
loaded = _root.getBytesLoaded();
percent = int(loaded/total*100);
text = percent+"%";
gotoAndStop(percent);
if (loaded == total) {
_root.gotoAndPlay(2);
How would I modify this script and where would I place it,
(ie.on or inside each mclip)
Thanks

Answer 1

Hello Dilroy,
getBytesTotal just goes off of file size, so with the script
you have below,
it will always go of the entire file size of the swf.
The way I like to do this is to use separate swfs rather than
separate movie
clips. Then I use loadMovie to load the swfs onto the stage.
It makes your
main swf way smaller, and makes managing and editing specific
movies down
the road a little easier too.
Then you could use your preloader script below on each
individual swf if
needed.
Jesse H.
Adobe Community Expert
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http://www.jharding.com
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> Hi,
> I have a site that in which each section is in it's own
mclip. I
> simply want
> each mclip to load in when it is navigated to rather
than the whole
> swf loading
> in at the start.
>
> I have the following actionscript to make the whole swf
load in but
> need to modify it to cater for each individual mclip:
>
> onClipEvent (load) {
> total = _root.getBytesTotal();
> }
> onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
> loaded = _root.getBytesLoaded();
> percent = int(loaded/total*100);
> text = percent+"%";
> gotoAndStop(percent);
> if (loaded == total) {
> _root.gotoAndPlay(2);
> }
> }
> How would I modify this script and where would I place
it, (ie.on or
> inside each mclip)
>
> Thanks
>