Preload help

Question

Hi there,
I will first admit that I use director mostly for moving
sprites and playing sounds, but when it comes to the script, I
suck. I am good at other types of scripting, and I have the general
idea of how to get the formula of a script to fuction, but I can
never get it going 100%. I am in desperate need of a preload
script, I know It's a hassle to see these n00b requests all the
time, but if someone could look at my script and tell me where I am
going wrong, it would be a big help. I only need this script to
work then I can apply it to all my work. Thanks in advance! :)
Movie has 1900 frames.
Here is my script, in frame 1:
on exitFrame
preLoad 0, 1900
if preLoad(0, 1900) = true then
go to "a"
end if
end
It accepts the script, but when it runs it comes back with:
Script Error: Function not defined
if preLoad(0, 1900) = true then
All i want to do is have this preload set up in frame 1, to
load the total frames, then advance to frame 2 (with the marker "a"
is) where a "play" button is on the stage.
Regards,
TMK.

Answer 1

Total-MK wrote:
> I just asumed this was the most lingo-basic way of
making a "loading"
> type preloader to load my full movie.
That isn't usually necessary as Director is usually good at
loading assets
as needed, and it isn't usually desirable to potentially fill
up the RAM on
the user's computer - indeed, unloading members when they're
finished with
can be very helpful.
If you're doing a Shockwave movie, google for "lingo
preloader". In
particular, the articles at lingoworkshop.com are useful.
Then in the google
results page click on "Groups" up near the top and have a
browser through
what's been written before in this ng.
HTH
Andrew