Preloader ignores external swf's actionscript

Question

Hey guys
I have an External.swf file that is a video. The swf is 1135 frames long and running just fine by itself, stopping as I want when the actionscript says stop(); on the first frame and looping the end of the clip with gotoAndPlay(837).
The preloader SwfLoader.swf linked to the External.swf shows the percentage of bytes loaded as it should. However, it runs the video (sound playing in the background) while the preloader shows the loading progress I think it's because it doesn't load the first frame first.
Once the external swf is loaded, it plays the video again, still ignoring the first actionscript frame that says stop(); and the last frame gotoAndPlay(837).
Thank you.
Here is the preloader's actionscript on the first and only frame:
import flash.geom.*
import flash.display.*
var loadurl:String = "External.swf";
var nDepth:Number = 0;
var nWidth:Number = 200;
var nHeight:Number = 20;
var nPadding:Number = 3;
var cLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var oListener:Object = {onLoadInit:onContentLoaded};
var mcLoader:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("Loader_MC", 0);
var mcContent:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("Content_MC", 1);
var mcLoadBarBg:MovieClip = mcLoader.createEmptyMovieClip("LoadBarBg_MC", nDepth++);
var mcLoadBar:MovieClip = null; //Duplicated later with mcLoadBarBg
var txtPercLoad:TextField = null; //Create after duplication
var cMatrix:Matrix = new Matrix();
mcLoader._alpha = 0;
cMatrix.createGradientBox(nWidth, nHeight, 0, nPadding, nPadding);
cLoader.addListener(oListener);
mcLoader.lineStyle(1, 0x000066, 100);
DrawRect(mcLoader, 0, 0, nWidth, nHeight);
mcLoadBarBg.lineStyle(1, 0x0000FF, 0);
mcLoadBarBg.beginGradientFill("linear", [0x006699, 0x0066FF], [100,100], [0, 255], cMatrix, SpreadMethod.PAD);
DrawRect(mcLoadBarBg, 0, 0, nWidth - nPadding*2, nHeight - nPadding*2);
mcLoadBarBg.endFill();
mcLoadBar = mcLoadBarBg.duplicateMovieClip("LoadBar_MC", nDepth++);
txtPercLoad = mcLoader.createTextField("PercLoad_TXT", nDepth++, 0, 0, nWidth, nHeight);
mcLoadBar._alpha = 80;
mcLoadBarBg._alpha = 30;
Translate(mcTextMask, nPadding, nPadding);
Translate(mcLoadBarBg, nPadding, nPadding);
Translate(mcLoadBar, nPadding, nPadding);
mcLoadBar._xscale = 0;
mcContent._alpha = 0;
mcContent._lockroot = true;
mcLoader._x = Stage.width/2 - mcLoader._width/2;
mcLoader._y = Stage.height/2 - mcLoader._height/2;
txtPercLoad._x = mcLoader._width/2 - txtPercLoad._width/2;
txtPercLoad._y = mcLoader._height/2 - txtPercLoad._height/2;
SetTextFormat(txtPercLoad, "0%");
mcLoader._alpha = 100;
cLoader.loadClip(loadurl, mcContent);
_root.onEnterFrame = function()
   var nBytesLoaded:Number = mcContent.getBytesLoaded();
   var nBytesTotal:Number = mcContent.getBytesTotal();
   var nPercLoaded:Number = Math.round(nBytesLoaded / nBytesTotal * 100);
   if(nPercLoaded > 0)
      SetTextFormat(txtPercLoad, nPercLoaded.toString() + "%");
            mcLoadBar._xscale = nPercLoaded;
function onContentLoaded(Void):Void
   //trace(_root + "::onContentLoaded");
   SetTextFormat(txtPercLoad, "100%");
   cLoader.removeListener(oListener);
   delete _root.onEnterFrame;
   delete oListener;
   delete cLoader;
   _root.onEnterFrame = function()
      //trace(_root + "::onContentLoaded::_root.onEnterFrame");
            var nInc:Number = 5;
            mcLoader._alpha -= nInc;
            mcContent._alpha += nInc;
            if(mcLoader._alpha <= 0) startLoadedContent();
function startLoadedContent(Void):Void
   delete _root.onEnterFrame;
   mcLoader.removeMovieClip();
   mcContent._alpha = 100;
   mcContent.play();
function DrawRect(mc:MovieClip, nX:Number, nY:Number, nW:Number, nH:Number, nR:Number)
   trace("DrawRect in: " + mc);
   if(nR == undefined) nR = 6;
   mc.moveTo(nX+nR,nY);
   mc.lineTo(nX+nW-nR,nY);
   mc.curveTo(nX+nW,nY,nX+nW,nY+nR);
   mc.lineTo(nX+nW,nY+nH-nR);
   mc.curveTo(nX+nW,nY+nH,nX+nW-nR,nY+nH);
   mc.lineTo(nX+nR,nY+nH);
   mc.curveTo(nX,nY+nH,nX,nY+nH-nR);
   mc.lineTo(nX,nY+nR);
   mc.curveTo(nX,nY,nX+nR,nY);
function SetTextFormat(txtField:TextField, sText:String)
   var txtFmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
   sText = "Loading... " + sText;
   txtFmt.font = "Verdana";
   txtFmt.align = "center";
   txtFmt.size = 11;
   txtFmt.color = 0x000066;
   txtFmt.bold = true;
   txtField.selectable = false;
   txtField.text = sText;
   txtField.setTextFormat(txtFmt);
   txtFmt = null;
function Translate(mc:MovieClip, nX:Number, nY:Number):Void
   mc._x = nX;
   mc._y = nY;

Answer 1

Hi kglad,
The external swf is a movieclip (flv embedded with an AS3 layer to control the timeline) exported as an swf file .
The first frame of the external swf is just stop();
I didn't know the proloader code was AS2 though
The preloader works fine with the external swf locally, but the problem happens when I run them from my server.
The external swf itself and its code works fine from the server, both combined don't, so I guess the problem comes from the preloader. Probably because of the AS being 2 insted of 3.