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This is probably a ridiculous question, but I assumed that the class for my Main.swf would not start running until the Main.swf was actually told to play. I am loading the main.swf in my preloader.swf, but I am setting it to autoPlay: false. During my cleanup phase in the preloader class, the main class is starting to play before I tell the Main.swf to play.

 

Do I need to do something extra to halt the class file's progress? I thought that it would not activate until its parent movie was actually set to play.

 

Here is the cleanup section of my preloader:

 

	private function completeHandler(event:LoaderEvent):void
	{
		trace(event.target + " complete");
		removeEventListener(LoaderEvent.PROGRESS, progressHandler);
		removeEventListener(LoaderEvent.COMPLETE, completeHandler);
		TweenMax.delayedCall(1, cleanPreloaderA);
	}

	private function cleanPreloaderA():void
	{
		removeChildAt(0);
		removeChildAt(1);
		TweenMax.delayedCall(0.1, cleanPreloaderB);

	}

	private function cleanPreloaderB():void
	{
		trace("Cleanup Preloader");
		removeChildAt(0);
		removeChildAt(1);
		TweenMax.delayedCall(0.1, runMainSite);

	}

	private function runMainSite():void
	{
		trace("Run Main Site");
		removeChildAt(0);
		LoaderMax.getLoader("mainSite").rawContent.play();
	}

}
}

 

I have several functions that clean up various parts of the preloader setup, and the very last function activates my mainsite.swf. The problem that I am having is that the class for the mainsite.swf is starting during the end of the preloader class instead of after the completion of the "runMainSite" function, which I did not think was possible. I am guessing this is happening because the mainsite is loaded therefore its class is loaded and setting the swf to autoPlay: false does not stop the class file from proceeding?

 

Thanks :)

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is the trace("run main site") happening at the expected time?

 

what code do you have in the document class for the swf that gets loaded by "mainSite" ?

 

its hard to trouble shoot without seeing that code.

 

keep in mind autoPlay:false only prevents the loaded swf's timeline from advancing, it doesn't prevent code from executing.

 

maybe that helps.

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keep in mind autoPlay:false only prevents the loaded swf's timeline from advancing, it doesn't prevent code from executing.

 

 

Yes, thank you, that helped :) Sadly I cannot seem to find a way that does not error-out to pause the Class and only allow it to run when the mainSite.swf is actually called to play.

 

If I put things in the MainClass to stop its progress, then it just errors out or halts the progress forever. I am not sure how to send a signal from the preloader class that it can access in the MainClass>.< Everything I have tried thus far has not worked. Is there a way to update a variable from one Class to another?

 

Do you have a code example of a fake event to fire in the end of the preloader class that I could listen for in the main class? I was thinking that if I could create some fake event in the final function of my preloader class then my main class could just wait for that event before it progresses. I have not really been able to get it working yet though.

 

Thanks!

 

Ok, so I tried using LocalConnection to create the communication I needed. I get this error(Error #2044: Unhandled StatusEvent:. level=error, code=).

 

Here is my preloader code:

 

package
{
import com.greensock.core.TweenCore;
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
import com.greensock.*;
import com.greensock.loading.*;
import com.greensock.events.LoaderEvent;
import com.greensock.easing.*;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.net.LocalConnection;
import flash.text.TextField;

public class Levelforge_Preloader extends MovieClip
{

	private var connToMain:LocalConnection;

	//===============================================================
	//***Create Content Loaders, and LoaderMax Queue***
	//===============================================================

	private var navSwish:MP3Loader = new MP3Loader("http://levelforge.com/MP3/vwoom-Public_D-148.mp3", {name: "navSwishSound", rawProgress: 1, autoPlay: false, autoDispose: true, onProgress: progressHandler, onComplete: loaderHandler, estimatedBytes: 55296});
	private var navRollOver:MP3Loader = new MP3Loader("http://levelforge.com/MP3/ayuigo-xrikazen-80.mp3", {name: "navOverSound", rawProgress: 1, autoDispose: true, autoPlay: false, onProgress: progressHandler, onComplete: loaderHandler, estimatedBytes: 33792});
	private var navButtonClick:MP3Loader = new MP3Loader("http://levelforge.com/MP3/button-11.mp3", {name: "navClickSound", rawProgress: 1, autoDispose: true, autoPlay: false, onProgress: progressHandler, onComplete: loaderHandler, estimatedBytes: 7168});
	private var song1:MP3Loader = new MP3Loader("http://levelforge.com/08 Hunted (Instrumental).mp3", {name: "Hunted", rawProgress: 1, autoDispose: true, autoPlay: false, volume: .35, onProgress: progressHandler, onComplete: loaderHandler, estimatedBytes: 6617088});
	private var song2:MP3Loader = new MP3Loader("http://levelforge.com/WITHOUT INST.mp3", {name: "Without", rawProgress: 1, autoDispose: true, autoPlay: false, volume: .35, onProgress: progressHandler, onComplete: loaderHandler, estimatedBytes: 2148352});
	private var levelforgeMainSwf:SWFLoader = new SWFLoader("http://levelforge.com/WebsiteFlash10/Levelforge_NewAS3.swf", {name: "mainSite", rawProgress: 1, autoPlay: false, width: 1024, height: 768, scaleMode: "none", onProgress: progressHandler, onComplete: loaderHandler, estimatedBytes: 574464});
	private var queue:LoaderMax = new LoaderMax({name: "mainQueue", rawProgress: 1, onProgress: progressHandler, onComplete: completeHandler});

	public function Levelforge_Preloader()
	{
		var preloader:SelfLoader = new SelfLoader(this, {name: "self", rawProgress: 1, onProgress: progressHandler, onComplete: loaderHandler, estimatedBytes: 23552});

		//========================================================================
		//***Set up what needs to be Loaded and Load it. Add Event Listeners.***
		//========================================================================

		LoaderMax.defaultAuditSize = false;
		queue.append(preloader);
		queue.append(navSwish);
		queue.append(navRollOver);
		queue.append(navButtonClick);
		queue.append(song1);
		queue.append(song2);
		queue.append(levelforgeMainSwf);
		queue.load();
		queue.addEventListener(LoaderEvent.COMPLETE, completeHandler);
		queue.addEventListener(LoaderEvent.PROGRESS, progressHandler);
	}

	//======================================================================================================
	//***Functions that Handle Progress and Completion. They also control the Movie Progression Updates.***
	//======================================================================================================

	private function progressHandler(event:LoaderEvent):void
	{
		//trace("Watching Progress Now");
		var percent:Number = event.target.bytesLoaded / event.target.bytesTotal;
		var circleLoaderProgress:Number = Math.round((event.target.bytesLoaded / event.target.bytesTotal) * 100);
		myLoadText.text = Math.round(percent * 100) + "%".toString();
		circleLoader.gotoAndStop(circleLoaderProgress);
	}

	private function loaderHandler(event:LoaderEvent):void
	{
		trace(event.target + " complete");
	}

	private function completeHandler(event:LoaderEvent):void
	{
		trace(event.target + " complete");
		TweenMax.to(this, 1, {autoAlpha: 0, ease: Quad.easeIn});
		removeEventListener(LoaderEvent.PROGRESS, progressHandler);
		removeEventListener(LoaderEvent.COMPLETE, completeHandler);
		TweenMax.delayedCall(0, runMainSite);
		TweenMax.delayedCall(0, sending);
	}

	private function runMainSite():void
	{
		trace("Run Main Site");
		LoaderMax.getLoader("mainSite").rawContent.play();
		LoaderMax.getLoader("mainSite").dispose(false);
	}

	public function sending():void {
		trace("Sending Message");
		connToMain = new LocalConnection();
		connToMain.send("beginMainClass", "waitOnPreloader");
	}

}
}

 

The error is thrown right after the trace "Sending Message." Here is the receiver code and method in my MainClass:

 

		connToMain = new LocalConnection();
		connToMain.connect("beginMainClass");

//later in the code is the function:

	private function waitOnPreloader():void
	{
		trace("Connection Message Received");
		TweenMax.delayedCall(.5, initButtonSounds);
	}

 

Hopefully that makes sense.

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Voila! I found a great way to get around my issue!

 

There is an awesome little library called TimeLineWatcher http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/timelinewatcher.html. I just added a label to the correct place on the Main movie's timeline. My main movie class just sits waiting on an eventlistener for that label to be reached. Problem solved :D Maybe someone else can solve something with this as well.

 

Thanks everyone :)

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