Now I want to able to load multiple swf files (15-20 files), on the header, like so…
1. Load swf file and play/remain on stage for say… 30 seconds each
2. unload and simultaneously repeat the process
3. must load random swf as if it was an images slideshow.

Any suggestions? Thanks for your help.

//G

Im using Flash CS5 AS3 and it all seems to work ok but how would i use this line of code // swfPreloader.percentTF.text = _perc + “%”; to add a preloader and is this for all swf’s? Also how could you tween the swf’s being loaded and unloaded?

kind regards

Marcus Olley

Thanks ! Very usefull code !

I have 4 swfs, all are simple with no code. Just an animation that loops. I have my buttons set up to switch the loaded swf.

What happens is that when I click the buttons, the clips switch but only the last clip in the array actually plays. This needs to work on IE 8, and flashplayer 10.3.

Just to test, I switched the order of the swfs in the array and again only the last loaded swf plays so I know it isn’t the swfs causing the problem. I suspect it is IE 8.

Scene 1, Layer ‘Layer 1′, Frame 1, Line 60 1120: Access of undefined property portfolio_btn.

Scene 1, Layer ‘Layer 1′, Frame 1, Line 61 1120: Access of undefined property contact_btn.

I keep getting this Compiler Error

Thanks again.
Ruthine

Otherwise look here for workaround:

http://www.stevensacks.net/2010/05/28/flash-cs5-tlf-engine-causes-errors-with-loaded-swfs/

I didnt have to typecast or uncheck anything in Actionscript 3 settings as suggest above.

Hope it helps someone.

Rasmus

1120: Access of undefined property _swfLoader.
1120: Access of undefined property _swfRequest.

do you know why???

this one works (everything in the same folder)
home.html
main.swf
00.swf
01.swf
02.swf

im having some issues with it, i got it working in my local machine..but on webserver i cant get the parent to load th 3 swfs…any suggestions?

_swfTempClip.customID = _loadedSWF;

to this:

_swfTempClip.customID = _loadedSWFs;

@TAK: can you show your declaration of contentContainer? or is it just a clip on stage?
@Josh: CS5, yup.. really weird.
@Paolo: …
@Bruce: …

Please keep being patient for some more days.

Error #1056: Cannot create property customID on test1_fla.MainTimeline__Preloader__.at test/onSwfComplete().

Any headway with the compiling issues with CS5 vs CS4?

moreso to the point though, I’ve tried this code on Flash CS5, and it doesn’t seem to compile at all.

On Flash CS5 I keep getting: ReferenceError: Error #1056: Cannot create property customID on _1_fla.MainTimeline__Preloader__.

I’ve read up on the other posts here, and tried the suggestions like casting _sefTempClip as a MovieClip before the customID, as well unchecking and checking the “Automatically declare stage instances” checkbox, and I’m still getting the same thing.

Next thing I may do is just save it as a CS4 document, but that’s a shot in the dark right now. :/

TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert flash.display::AVM1Movie@bbc3701 to flash.display.MovieClip.
at LoadMultipleSWFs_fla::MainTimeline/onSwfComplete()

Feedback will be appreciated.

Error: Error #2069: The Loader class does not implement this method.
at Error$/throwError()
at flash.display::Loader/addChild()
at ProfileManagementWORKING_fla::MainTimeline/onCompletePreloading()
at ProfileManagementWORKING_fla::MainTimeline/onSwfComplete()

function onCompletePreloading():void {
contentContainer.addChild(_swfClipsArr[0]);

ed.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, setContent);
daveh.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, setContent);
davec.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, setContent);
objB.visible = true
percentLoaded.visible = false;
trace(“COMPLETE5″);
}

I’m assuming it’s the contentContainer.addChild(_swfClipsArr[0]); line?

I’ve tried the COMPLETE replaced by an INIT listener but still throws that “Parameter child must be non null”. I am wondering is it because the swfs in the array are not instanciated with a new …() command?

As i see you haven’t published the 3rd serie of these articles:) Can we perhaps wait for it or you rejected the idea?

anyways – can one of you (or both) send me your .fla files? i’ll give it a shot then.

Gabriel – I got the same error (Error #1034)- when I tried to load a Captivate made SWF..

Im a graphic designer aka a copy and past actionscripter. LOL!~

Im getting this error… Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert flash.display::AVM1Movie@28eeadc1 to flash.display.MovieClip.

I’ve read quite a bit about the built in preloader in CS5 and tried everything I could find on the internet (mainly messing with the AS3 advanced publish setting) to no avail. I also tried your suggestion to Hallback, but it didn’t work. Can you think of anything else?

My code:

var _swfLoader:Loader;
var _swfRequest:URLRequest;
var _swfPathArr:Array = new Array(“test1.swf”, “test2.swf”, “test3.swf”);
var _swfClipsArr:Array = new Array();
var _swfTempClip:MovieClip;
var _loadedSWFs:int;
startLoading(_swfPathArr);
function startLoading(pathArr:Array):void {
_swfLoader = new Loader();
_swfRequest = new URLRequest();
loadSWF(pathArr[0]);
}
function loadSWF(path:String):void {
setupListeners(_swfLoader.contentLoaderInfo);
_swfRequest.url = path;
_swfLoader.load(_swfRequest);
}
function setupListeners(dispatcher:IEventDispatcher):void {
dispatcher.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onSwfComplete);
dispatcher.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, currentSwfProgress);
}
function currentSwfProgress(event:ProgressEvent):void {
var _perc:int = (event.bytesLoaded / event.bytesTotal) * 100;
// swfPreloader.percentTF.text = _perc + “%”;
}
function onSwfComplete(event:Event):void {
event.target.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onSwfComplete);
event.target.removeEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, currentSwfProgress);
_swfTempClip = event.target.content;
_swfTempClip.customID = _loadedSWFs;
_swfClipsArr.push(_swfTempClip);
if(_loadedSWFs <_swfPathArr.length – 1) {
_loadedSWFs++;
loadSWF(_swfPathArr[_loadedSWFs]);
} else {
_swfLoader.unloadAndStop();
_swfLoader = null;
onCompletePreloading();
}
}
function onCompletePreloading():void {
contentContainer.addChild(_swfClipsArr[0]);
news_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, setContent);
portfolio_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, setContent);
contact_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, setContent);
}
function setContent(event:MouseEvent):void {
var _swfToAdd:MovieClip;
switch(event.target.name) {
case "news_btn":
_swfToAdd = _swfClipsArr[0];
break;
case "portfolio_btn":
_swfToAdd = _swfClipsArr[1];
break;
case "contact_btn":
_swfToAdd = _swfClipsArr[2];
break;
}
contentContainer.removeChildAt(contentContainer.numChildren-1);
contentContainer.addChild(_swfToAdd);
trace(_swfToAdd.customID);
}

Thanks for your reply. I didn’t realize I had to publish it in Flash Player 10, which is tricky with CS3…but I found a way. Yes, I dropped the contentContainer on the stage, but put it on the wrong place (I had to put it inside the movieClip where my button was). All is well now. I can’t begin to tell you how much this post and site have helped me. Thank you so very much.

1061: Call to a possibly undefined method unloadAndStop through a reference with static type flash.display:Loader.

A third tutorial is still in progress but will come soon – thanks for reminding me :)

ReferenceError: Error #1056: Cannot create property customID on _1_fla.MainTimeline__Preloader__.
at MainTimeline_fla::MainTimeline/onSwfComplete()

Here is my code:

var _swfLoader:Loader;
var _swfRequest:URLRequest;

var _swfPathArr:Array = new Array(“_1.swf”, “_2.swf”, “_3.swf”, “_4.swf”, “_5.swf”, “_6.swf”);

var _swfClipsArr:Array = new Array();
var _swfTempClip:MovieClip;
var _loadedSWFs:int;

startLoading(_swfPathArr);

function startLoading(pathArr:Array):void {
_swfLoader = new Loader();
_swfRequest = new URLRequest();

loadSWF(pathArr[0]);
}

function loadSWF(path:String):void {
setupListeners(_swfLoader.contentLoaderInfo);

_swfRequest.url = path;
_swfLoader.load(_swfRequest);
}

function setupListeners(dispatcher:IEventDispatcher):void {
dispatcher.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onSwfComplete);
dispatcher.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, currentSwfProgress);
}

function currentSwfProgress(event:ProgressEvent):void {
var _perc:int = (event.bytesLoaded / event.bytesTotal) * 100;
// swfPreloader.percentTF.text = _perc + “%”;
}

function onSwfComplete(event:Event):void {
event.target.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onSwfComplete);
event.target.removeEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, currentSwfProgress);

_swfTempClip = event.target.content;
_swfTempClip.customID = _loadedSWFs;
_swfClipsArr.push(_swfTempClip);

if(_loadedSWFs <_swfPathArr.length – 1) {
_loadedSWFs++;
loadSWF(_swfPathArr[_loadedSWFs]);
} else {
_swfLoader.unloadAndStop();
_swfLoader = null;
onCompletePreloading();
}
}

function onCompletePreloading():void {
contentContainer.addChild(_swfClipsArr[0]);

_1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, setContent);
_2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, setContent);
_3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, setContent);
_4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, setContent);
_5.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, setContent);
_6.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, setContent);
}

function setContent(event:MouseEvent):void {
var _swfToAdd:MovieClip;

switch(event.target.name) {
case "_1":
_swfToAdd = _swfClipsArr[0];
break;

case "_2":
_swfToAdd = _swfClipsArr[1];
break;

case "_3":
_swfToAdd = _swfClipsArr[2];
break;

case "_4":
_swfToAdd = _swfClipsArr[2];
break;

case "_5":
_swfToAdd = _swfClipsArr[2];
break;

case "_6":
_swfToAdd = _swfClipsArr[2];
break;
}

contentContainer.removeChildAt(contentContainer.numChildren-1);
contentContainer.addChild(_swfToAdd);
trace(_swfToAdd.customID);
}

Any Ideas?

Also… when are we gonna see that 3rd tutorial?

Thanks a bunch

http://www.microhome.com.co/com/team2p0/Preload.as

i’m going to publish part #3 soon, especially going deeper into building a gallery that way.

right now I load about 20 thumbnails all at once, it slows the whole thing down, plus it doesn’t look that good when it’s added to the stage randomly.

Thanks.

Thanks… Colin

however when I attempt to load them into the .fla using this code I get many
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
errors.

I am using in each of the swf’s a component called slideshowpro/ and thumbgrid
(as the content I want to load are the galleries on my site) and their names are often referenced in the errors.

I do have all of the image data, xml files and everything else needed to play those swfs in the
same directory…

any ideas?

I am sure I am dong something silly. I am quite new to loading external files and also still relatively green to coding in general.
thanks for your help… cheers