diff. external mc question

[master_phat]

loading the mc's is not the problem:
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on (release) {
_root.contents.loadMovie("mcname.swf");
}
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im having problem with the overall loading. So i was thinking on a button i could put actionscript on a button
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on (release) {
gotoAndStop(4);
_root.contents.loadMovie("mcname.swf");
}
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once it gets to frame 4 it will stop and load my mc into a frame along with my xml thumbnails and everything..
well the main thing is how to get a preloader in there.

should i put it in my main.swf or my external .swfs? and if i put it into the external .swfs what actionscript would i use? cuz i think the _root.gotoandPlay in the external movie is interfering with the main.swf

also this coding only loads half of the preloader bar... (and my preloader image is correctly on the crosshair)
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onClipEvent (load)
{
this._xscale = 0;
total = _root.getBytesTotal();
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame)
{
loaded = _root.getBytesLoaded();
percent = int(loaded / total * 100);
_root.txt = percent + "%";
this._xscale = percent;
if (loaded == total)
{
_root.gotoAndPlay(2);
} // end if
}
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help lol.
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[Webforumz Staff]

Ok, this is pretty complicted stuff.

I've found that it's generally easier to have a loader inside each file you're loading. Of course it's much cleaner to have one loader in the main clip. Remember that you need to refer to each movieclip that you've loaded a file into when preloading and always remember to take into account that nothing will start loading 'immediately'.

Other than that you're going to have to be more specific with your problem or include a link to a file so that I can see the full picture of what's going on.

[master_phat]

oh its cool i ended up just putting preloaders inside the external mc's cleaner

thx though