any simple loader demos out there?

[timaging]

Hi,

 

I downloaded the source files and that stuff is WAY out of my league. Is there anything that shows just how to load an external mp3 file and the swf that I'm publishing?

 

I have some code that worked fine for a while but is now broken on the file I'm working on. I have no idea how to troubleshoot it, but I think maybe part of it is because I'm calling an external mp3 file?

 

import com.greensock.loading.*;
import com.greensock.events.LoaderEvent;
import com.greensock.loading.display.*;


stop();
var loader:SelfLoader = new SelfLoader(this, {onProgress:progressHandler, onComplete:completeHandler});
function progressHandler(event:LoaderEvent):void {
   progressBar.scaleX = event.target.progress;
   myTextField.text = int( loader.progress * 100 ) + "%";
}

function completeHandler(event:LoaderEvent):void {
 this.gotoAndPlay("3")
}

 

thanks-

Dave

[Carl]

the SelfLoader documentation has sample code for loading Self and other assets:

 

http://www.greensock.com/as/docs/tween/ ... oader.html

[timaging]

ok, I'll check this out. I think this is the one I've been using all along, and now ironically doesn't work with this file I'm using now.

 

this is what I have:

 

import com.greensock.loading.*;
import com.greensock.events.LoaderEvent;
import com.greensock.loading.display.*;


var loader:SelfLoader = new SelfLoader(this, {onProgress:progressHandler, onComplete:completeHandler});
function progressHandler(event:LoaderEvent):void {
   progressBar.scaleX = event.target.progress;
   myTextField.text = int( loader.progress * 100 ) + "%";
}

function completeHandler(event:LoaderEvent):void {
 this.gotoAndPlay("3")
}

stop();

 

 

and this is what I'm getting now... just a white screen, then it flashes on real quick. I've duplicated and used this exact code on at least 8 presentations too.... now all of a sudden it doesn't want to work:

 

http://www.taylorimaging.com/clientArea/eoi_statement

[timaging]

just to elaborate on this-the only difference I see is that usually I put the sound on a frame in the timeline, and have it as an event sound. In this file, I'm calling the sound from the timeline, but that's in frame 3, using that code from yesterday which now stops and starts everything perfectly.

 

Dave

[ShortBus]

Hi Dave-

 

I hit that url and nothing seems to fire. Have you traced your loader to confirm that things are actually loading?

[timaging]

here's one with a trace in the function instead of goto and play

 

http://www.taylorimaging.com/clientArea ... nt052.html

 

after a moment, I just see the loading as 100, but it doesn't actually perform the loading.

[timaging]

the code is the same as above, but with the trace in it"

 

import com.greensock.loading.*;
import com.greensock.events.LoaderEvent;
import com.greensock.loading.display.*;


var loader:SelfLoader = new SelfLoader(this, {onProgress:progressHandler, onComplete:completeHandler});
function progressHandler(event:LoaderEvent):void {
   progressBar.scaleX = event.target.progress;
   myTextField.text = int( loader.progress * 100 ) + "%";
}


function completeHandler(event:LoaderEvent):void {



  trace("traced");

//  this.gotoAndPlay("3")
}

stop();

 

 

this has worked flawlessly for several projects. the only difference between this one and the other ones is that I'm calling the sound from the library. All my other projects have included the sound in a frame on the timeline, and set to event. I can't even understand why that would make a difference. I have Carl's code in there, and if I remove the loader it works fine.

 

Dave

[ShortBus]

The link is a 404 now.

Carl turned me onto this complete handler trace with is good start to troubleshooting.

trace("Children of the loader" + event.target.getChildren());

Should be able to see if the audio file is getting loaded...