Preload Macromedia Flash

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Preload Macromedia Flash

DanielSweden

3:14 pm on Apr 1, 2003 (gmt 0)

Hi everyone!

I am having problems with a page that I have made..

This is my problem:

I need to preload Flash movies when the main page loads, so that these flash movies will run smoothly without delay later on into the website. But I don't want to have a "flashLoader" I would be happier off to use Javascript or asp or something else..

If anyone has any idea, please write a message.

thanks

//Daniel

RonPK

3:27 pm on Apr 1, 2003 (gmt 0)

Not sure whether this works or not, but you could try to use the same trick that is being used in many rollover menus.
In the head:

<script type="text/javascript">
function preloadFlash() {
myFlash = new Image(); 
myFlash.src ="../media/movie.swf";
}
</script>

The function preloadFlash should be called after the document has been loaded:
<body onLoad="preloadFlash()">

The movie should now be downloaded and put into the browser's cache.

Welcome to WebmasterWorld, by the way!

DanielSweden

4:56 pm on Apr 1, 2003 (gmt 0)

thanks I am trying it out right now... if I want to load like 10 movies from the first page of the site, do I just repeat the hole thing all over, or can I add more lines to the text you gave me?

please write an example, I'm really not good at javascript.

thank you very much for an extremely fast answer last time =)

//daniel

RonPK

9:14 pm on Apr 1, 2003 (gmt 0)

Yes, simply add more lines:


function preloadFlash() { 
 myFlash01 = new Image(); myFlash01.src ="../media/movie1.swf"; 
 myFlash02 = new Image(); myFlash02.src ="../media/movie2.swf"; 
 myFlash03 = new Image(); myFlash03.src ="../media/movie3.swf"; 
}

DanielSweden

9:17 pm on Apr 1, 2003 (gmt 0)

thank you - you helped me a lot!

have a nice life!

//Daniel