Load & Unload Multiple External SWF files Tutorial in Flash ActionScript 3.0 CS3 CS4 CS5.5

[pomod]

Great tutorial, would it be hard to tweak this to either a) load each swf into a target movie clip or b) load it into a layer lower then the menus?

[tomrum42]

Created a nice gallery thanks to your tutorial. It runs great when I play the swf locally. I copied the whole folder into a website root folder. Using DW CS5 I inserted the SWF. The "main" swf just sits there and does not load the other swfs. Uploaded all files to the server and the same thing happens when viewing the page online. The "main" SWF opens & does not load the the othe swfs. If anyone has used this gallery in DW CS5 I would appreciate some help in getting this gallery to work.

[thElectroable]

I applied this only for the gallery.swf, but when I click on Home etc. or other nav links, the gallery.swf is still in front and the content of Home or other appears behind that. Does anyone know how to solve this? Thank you

[PayneDesignMedia]

Thanks for the tutorial. It is working great for the project I have. One of the swfs is a video. Can you give me the AS so it will not loop but stop at the end. I tryed to change the AS but it would break the functions.

Thanks

[ewaldcrause]

Does anybody know how to completely remove the external swf files loaded onto the main timeline??? Sound continues to play which means the external swf is still in memory. The more swfs are loaded the slower the computer becomes. Eating away at the memory.

removeChild(loader);  ...is not the answer.

SoundMixer.stopAll(); ...is not the answer.

loader.unload(); ...is not the answer

What is the answer????

[SuperDigiTone]

excellent post man.Cheers, has helped me out with some confusing code. I'll follow your blog for that!

[anand609]

great



[thirtyottsixx]

The removeChild(loader); was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks... good video.

[shubhgahlot]

The flash gallery isn't working when embedded in webpage. It only shows the main frame not the swfs to be loaded. Any solutions please....

[danielebiagini]

Great!!!!!!!!!



[Ty3rs]

been writing stacks of unnecessary code for ages. thanks very much!

[PacoLiraPhotgrapher]

Hi , do you know if this works with loading an external swf that is connected to an xml ?? im trying to load a photo gallery that connects trough xml to get the images

[goofyfoot2001]

ALL OF THIS IS GREAT UNLESS YOUR EXTERNAL MOVIE HAS SOUND IN IT THEN NONE OF THIS SHIT WORKS. THE SOUND ALWAYS PLAYS BEFORE IT'S FINISHED. JESUS F"N SHIT CAN SOMEONE PLEASE OFFER UP A SOLUTION THAT ACTUALLY WORKS.

[pc17701]

@goofyfoot2001 do not 'play() until the file is completely loaded.

[lindas882]

Hi, I have a problem. I am making my first Flash website, and went really well, until I wanted to add an image gallery to my site. I made a flash gallery using Adobe Bridge, but how do I embed this gallery into my existing flash website?? I don't want it to open up in a new window! Please help!

[Drowno]

Thank you for this tutorial it has helped me greatly in my assignments and also my knowledge base

[JOSEFINA68741]

Hello, thank you for sharing your knowledge, i have a question, if i would want to unload the swf load since inside i can use the same function with a button?

Thanks for you help

[CrazyGarageChannel]

thanks for the nice tut :)

I'm trying to put a button on the loaded swf, but I can't even when I put in the first layer, the swf still on the top, any thing I can do?

[jasninder]

haha to hell with web standards, love that line and the tutorial, I was looking for something similar and more advanced way actually, like if an animation has an intro and outro animation to it, I've got it on my website but I am not really happy with the flash version...I wanted buttons animation as on templatemonster site, anyways thanks a ton, love your website!

[geekgeneration]

I got it all working fine, but my problem is the audio continues to play one the video have been removed?

[stateofmindrocks]

@geekgeneration I had the same problem. What I had to do to solve it was add

loader.unloadAndStop()

put it after removeChild(loader); and it should work if you publish to Flash 10.

Good luck

[puyunk]

I see, its better using child than open the file straight away by using loadMovie.. Keep updating the tutorial.. :D

[HurrrrrOfficial]

i am reading JSON files, JSON files contain SWF location and other data,

var myData:Object = JSON.decode(myLoader.data) ;

for (var i:int 0; i<5; i++)

{ var SWFImage:Loader = new Loader(); SWFImage.load(new URLRequest(myData.data[i].src)­); MovieClipContainer.addChild(SW­FImage);

}

in MovieClipContainer i have 5 SWF files, now i want that i can drag and drop these SWF files on the screen freely,

can you tell me the code which i write to make that happen,

thanks,

[GrantedAccessFilms]

I meant you

[GrantedAccessFilms]

Can you provide the code to make a flash website a full page along with where to upload the file? Toy have great tutorials by the way

[Enoa7]

what if the flash vid that we're loading contains code that loads another external files, cause I tried by using ur code and it says error bla bla bla

[nandugan]

Nice Tutorial. I am following the same method for  full screen background video in each page. But the video is overlapping the text. Can anyone help me how to solve this.

[iSupportStuff]

dude. I love you for making these tutorials. I got an A- on my IT-exams

[wnliyana]

omg thanks a million!!!

[barbgustav]

Also the var newSWFRequest is coming up with an error message 1120: access of undefined proterty, wheh i trace it.

[barbgustav]

Hi, I'm getting a stupid error can you help me please. it's SecurityError: Error #2000: No active security context. The code fine otherwise. Thank you for this tutorial, its just what I needed.

[haxpor]

nice technique !

[chilaxo28]

If I want to unloadmovie when the timeline is complete, What i should to change on this code?

Anybody?

Thanks

[gssee880728]

Thanks a lot... Your are the man!!!!

[batangmahiligsaturon]

Thanks man! I'm with you with the web standards thing! Great Job!:)

[brinkwerks]

i got what i wanted about 14 min in w/the loader. like the shortcut - thanks.

[mag8524]

it does work with swf. but in the case of a game it doesn't. I have made a game in flash cs4 using as3. i'm trying to load it in my website using this method and i get an error 1009 . any recommentations??? thx

[steverock85]

@mag8524 Hi, I'm new to actionscript but I think I can help you. I got the same problem(I only use as3!)

Try remove the stage access from external swf (don't worry you can add it later!), also trace to see if the stage is null or not in the external swf. Don't forget to run the .fla file to apply the changes in the external swf file.

If that works and you see the stage is null, try add event listener "Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE" in the external swf file to set the stage values in the external swf.

[mag8524]

it does work with swf. but in the case of a game it doesn't. I have made a game in flash cs4 using as3. i'm trying to load it in my website using this method and i get an error 1009 . any recommentations??? thx

[mag8524]

it does work with swf. but in the case of a game it doesn't. I have made a game in flash cs4 using as3. i'm trying to load it in my website using this method and i get an error 1009 . any recommentations??? thx

[DjFLASH85]

Dude, you re amazing!!!!! i love you!!! the best explanation i've found in the web!!!! easy, simple, smart, excellent sound, excellent video.. THANK YOU A LOT!

[FloraHelia]

Im guessing this wont help for a problem in CS5 flash?

[daridave]

Nice. I have a question, though. If the loaded SWF object has some public methods in its main class, are they accessible by code? For example, using your demo up there, let's say each loaded SWF file had a method to accelerate their animation speed, or change their rotation direction. Could we access those functions from our local code?

[noir0101]

Great tutorial!!...thanks for posting.

[fgabrielg]

Excellent!!!! Thanks!!!!

[Bryanisms]

GREAT tutorial! Thanks a bunch, it has really helped me to understand what's going on.

[BioX999]

Great tutorial, you have contribute a lot in my new proyect, my family and I only can say thank you a lot.

[IstoleYOURaccount]

much love.. your the man !!!

[eufonicos]

A Thousand Thanks to You!!! great TUT!!!

You are helping me finnish the website for my Band!!!!

all I need to learn now is how to embed a youtube video into my flash website and I Will Have it done!!!

thank You so Much, from Argentina!

Bye!

[SoccerSummary]

Your tutorials are great. I can just download the files and don't have to do everything myself. Thank you very much and keep making this vids! :D

[22yout]

Hi man, excelent tutorial but I have a problem.

The swfs that I loaded are music players and when you push play music starts, with the as3 code you made my buttons dissaper players and load the new one, that's perfect, but the music never stops, so the swf keeps somewhere loaded.

How can I unload them in the change?

**Sorry if my english is not quite well, I'm from Argentina :P

Congrats for the video and greetings

[aDistortedMind]

I understand the code But it's not working, I need to Remove SWF loaded in a child movieClip. I have this:

MainMovieclip "main buttons in it and their loading class actions that load some easing in behaviors" >

>Inside that I have another set of buttons that call the desired SWF>>> so this one is a chil MovieCLip. What I need is to get any SWF called inside this child movieCLip when i click any of the main Buttons on the main movieClip.

Please Urgent I need to finish a proyect right away!

[pwinschuh]

Excellent tutorial! You gave clear direction. This is a very innovative way to achieve such a valuable and powerful feature.

[aDistortedMind]

I have an FLA file and I need someone to check it, for unloadeing swf's purposes, I've tried many things and I'm going nuts. I have two external swf's adn I want them to unload and stop when I click any button. Please somebody let me send you the file and get your help Urgent.

Thanks

[adrianchen19888]

is it possible to control the external swf files such as playing backwards or pausing?

[tanation1981]

you sir, are a certified genius! Thanks a mil!

[VRZHN]

Hi, the tutorial it´s nice and easy to follow! Ijust have a problem when i apply what i have learned here on my own case. Is it possible to have "no" default preload? I mean that no swf autoload without clicking?

Thanks in advance!

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[windogmassey1]

Hi great video thanks for uploading. Can i ask how i can define a swf as a movie clip without the function and event listener?

This is what i have so far, but i cant control the swf timeline. Anyone help me out? I have been looking for says now :p

var graphicsBar:Loader = new Loader();

graphicsBar.load(new URLRequest("graphicsMov.swf"))­;

addChildAt(graphicsBar, 0);

x,y and alpha are down here....

}

[luxox2001]

man, i love you!! the way you explained it was so clear! I did it and it worked great!!

thank you so much for this tutorial and for caring!

[radha1280]

Thanks. worked nicely for me.This is exactly what I was looking for.

[adips]

Hey tkx for tutorial

im geting this error can any one help plz !

TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference. at PreloaderSWFMode/checkUrl() at PreloaderSWFMode/openLoad() at PreloaderSWFMode()

using flash cs5

[tubeyoudoodoo]

nice tutorial any idea how to do this in AS 2??? would be really nice to find out in AS 2

[NEELFX]

Hi!

I want to make a DVD Menu.

When I will insert a DVD, one home page will come up with 6 different buttons to run Seven different file formats, 1) MP3, 2) Mov, 3) Doc, 4) Pdf, 5) JPEG, 6) link to webpage, 7) link to email. That's I want to do with Adobe Flash CS3.

It would be of real help if you make a tutorial on this. Please.

Your tutorials are great. So keep the spirit up.

Thanks

[zwarth123]

hI, thx for the tutorial. It helped me alot.

I have probelm with the "var ypos:Number = 180;" doesn't seems to do anything for me.

I am able to adjust the swf file vertically but not horizontally

[hilashirvan]

and if u have an swf with xml?

[krupalir]

great tutorial!

can anybody help me with

1:using the same ''NEXT' button to :load the next clip and unload the current clip?

How does one preload all swfs in cache so that it i's ready for playing and saves load time?

thanks in advance!

[tutor4us]

Works great, no errors and fast! Great tutorial.

I tried to do it with a swf which has also a external load but that doesnt work :

( it loads the external swf (base) but not the external that that swf needs)..shame..no clue how to solve that without putting that external inside which isnt the meaning of it.

[daymedeeartis]

This was definitely beneficial. Thx

[meritz59]

great tutorial... I have one issue. When I add the listeners I get the following error.

1087: Syntax error: extra characters found after end of program.

here is the script.

about.addEventListener{MouseEv­ent.CLICK, btnClick);

faq.addEventListener{MouseEven­t.CLICK, btnClick);

tips.addEventListener{MouseEve­nt.CLICK, btnClick);

donate.addEventListener{MouseE­vent.CLICK, btnClick;

any ideas?

[MichaelOretta7784]

@meritz59 your problem is before MouseEvent you are using the { instead of ( and make sure on that donate line that you have both ()

[meritz59]

thanks... I posted my reply above by mistake.... great job, and thanks for taking the time.

[meritz59]

Thanks...for your answer to my question. I figured it out after I copied your source code and compared... guess my eyes aren't what they used to be lol.. great tutorial, most helpful!!! This is a great way for me to display my menu and text pages... (game creation). thanks again.

[philjt22]

i tried using your script for 2 pages witihn my site but i get the following error: 1021: Duplicate function definition.

please help???

[lanawylma]

Thanks a bunch! I've been looking for something like this for like a week! An excellent tutorial!!!!

[106glen]

Thanks, I have it loading the default swf but want to load more swfs without a button?

One thing, why is the loaded orriginal bg of the loaded swf not there?

[marffinn]

MAN !!!!! thanks

that's realy all I needed to know and when you've added those preloading objects///I was LIKE : " jesus is this guy reads my mind ????!!!!!!" thank U soo sooo much...

but i have one question though, and it's realy important for me now....is there function to load the movie clip typing there between two + signs something else than button name, what I mean is that I want to load the let's say HOME.swf using some kind of hidden name like let's say button named "HOME PAGE".

[enigmatictech]

Thanks very much for this tutorial ,you've explained it in a "as easy as it can get" way!

[SuperKBruno]

Thanks for the tut, I've loaded the swf files and works well, but the video swfs keep looping when i navigate to other pages. Does anyone know how to stop the loop on each swf?

[gsquiballo]

i have a wondershare flash gallery swf files but there's always an error.

TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference. at PreloaderSWFMode/checkUrl() at PreloaderSWFMode/openLoad() at PreloaderSWFMode()

-how do i solve this? guys pls help me. thanks in advance.

[mrg470]

@gsquiballo Same problem here with the Flashmo 202 photogallery, anyone???

[sagarmyakal143]

hi actuly i have prblm in action script 2.0, i want to knw how to load swf file in main swf file while click on butn and again aftr load it should go on main swf file on presing btn

[ytorsh]

Nothing more to say but Copy & Paste. :)

Thanks !

[VvmagancommercevV]

Hello Adam ive worked with your files and have answerd my own question, this toturial has helped me greatly, this toturial is complete with regaurd to loading swfs. You training is awsome Thanks!!!

[ozjuah1]

This action script 3.0 tutorial was the best one out there, Thanks! You really explained it very well and your video was clear, unlike many i have seen where they have the text really small and out of focus video. oh yeah love you voice as well;)

[VvmagancommercevV]

Hello Adam im just wondering if its absolutely necessary to have a default swf or can you have the swf load after a certain time period.

Can swfs load from swf files that have been loaded in the same way html link to each other?

[lanawylma]

Thanks so much for the tutorial - it's Great!

Can you please show how to do the same thing but without the buttons - so that the SWFs load after a certain amount of frames thus creating an automatic slideshow - thanks so much!

[sensation003]

Somebody know how to get the loader to the far background of your flash document?

some people say i have to use depth but never worked with it can somebody place a code for this tutorial how to get it under all the other layers.

greetzzz

[monkeywrench1985]

I've been pulling my hair out for days trying to get something like this working! You're my hero!

[whateveritstake]

mUCHAS gRACIAS!!!! THANKS SO MUCH FROM MEXICO, YOU JUST TAKE ME OUT A HARD TIME WITH YOUR TUTORIAL. THANKS AGAIN :)

[Armeniansforlife]

Your website really helps me alot with my flash websites that i have been creating for awhile now and i just finished following one yr tutorials, "load and unload external swf file" in as3 and i have completed a flash site and i want to add video on one of the swf files, i already now how but when when i click on a button to go to another page the video is still playing in the background and do i unload that page and have the video stop too? Please help me out

Thanks

[wrdeboise]

my loaded swf become distorted. What gives? I'm using an xml doc to load them. Any help would be greatly appreciated

[Darksteel85]

Thanks very much for the tutorial, it was really helpful for making my site =D

[NoslenSotnas]

THANK YOUUUUU!!!

You are a GREAT teacher!!

[lovekisses]

hey there ,,

 how can i download this tuitorial?

[ChrisCDXX]

cool, this worked for me, THANK YOU!

[HISTORIADORchannel]

¿Can I save a copy of the SWF whit the new data loaded to not charge the information (other SWFs) again the next time I'll open the main?

Thanks for your help, very useful tutorial

[computerfusselchen]

I just watched the whole video to find out thats its not about FLIES but about FILES... now im disappointed :D

[corelgott]

i want to unload the preloader-animation when the external file is loaded. how can i do this?

[philiasso]

Hello :) Great tutorial ! All Your tut's are great! I have 1 question, how to import swf's with some tween on load & unload ?...

I try put to the code:

import fl.transitions.*;

import fl.transitions.easing.*;

var TweenExternalSWF:Tween=new Tween(loader,"y",Strong.easeIn­Out,loader.y,50,1,true);

that is ok, but it's work only on load... how should I write this code for load&unload tweening?

Plz help :)

[DSupleX]

Great tutorial. Now, what if the external swf covers the entire screen? This works when the buttons are always visible. I need something like a "return" button (inside that same external swf) that unloads the current swf displayed. any ideas?

[axn5ify]

Thanks for the gr8 tutorial.....

there are two problems

var loader:Loader=newLoader();

var defaultSWF:URLRequest=new URLRequest("swfs/logo.swf");

many times i have written your code but it's not working. allways shows errors...

var loader:Loader=newLoader();

act. i need bugs free code. which will work properly

[rebelsoul]

This tutorial is awesome thank you so much for it, it's been extremely helpful.

I have one question.

You determine the X and Y postion of the swf when they import, but is there also anyway to specify which layer the swf imports to?

Can anyone help me?

Thanks a lot.

[timwitzenman]

This was a great tutorial! Thank you. I am trying to use the code you gave here, but instead of un/loading the swfs off of buttons, I want to un/load each one automatically as each one ends. In AS2 you can use the "if(currentframe==totalframes)­" code, but I cannot figure out how to use this "frame count" functionality in AS3. Can you please help? If you could use the same code you used, but just have the swfs play one after another and then loop back to the first after the 4th swf is done. Thx

[socal90210]

How would you unload all of the swf?

[miljkod]

Thanks, very Useful

[jods133]

Is there anyway to load the movie to a specific frame on the timeline?

Thanks!!

[TamaraMakeupArtistry]

Does anyone know how to code this for AS2? I'm using Flash MX and I get an error for the line

"Var defaultSWF:UrlRequest". I've been working on this for weeks now. Can anyone advise please??

Many thanks!

[polanesedotcom]

Nice and and easy tutorial but when you imported the loader.gif file into library it was a .gif but in the library it was a movie clip how did it turn it into a movie clip? Thank you.

[haikeldigital]

its a good tuts...but actually the code got bug...when remove a child in as3, the reference to that child is still there in parent although you believed it was entirely removed...can you suggest or teach us the best way to load swf correctly? btw you're excellent tuts.!

[nicerdicer]

HI! first of all THANKS FOR DOING THIS TUTORIALS!!! all of them, I learned a lot!

after making it work on my own page, I have the same two questions that most of the people who commented.

1. How do I make the sound of swf 1, go away when I load swf 2... (same with 3 and 4). ?

Is there a code for that?

2. How would you go about tweening the swf objects on stage instead of just letting them appear?

again, thanks for the tutorials!!

[haikeldigital]

hi there...i hope it helps you with my answer...

answer 1

how about you create another SWF file just for sound...and then load it in the your main swf...so you dont keep repeating all the sound on other swf...

answer2

lets say...you create a About.fla...and start tweening inside that file....so you create the tweening part on the timeline frame...example from frame 1 to frame 5....on frame 5 ,you put your content...and dont forget to put Stop(); to make sure it stop on that frame.Hope it help..

[emajoronline]

good vid brugh!!!

[mausick]

Hello.

This tutorial has worked excelent but i have made a variation...

Instead of load an external swf with an animation inside, this swf has a video componet who charges a Flv video.

The problem is when i try to load another swf, the video sound dont stops.

i dont want to use... SoundMixer.stopAll();

because it stops all my sounds inside my movies, like ambience music or mp3 players.

How i can stop the flv sound??

[sahbil]

try this:

loader.unloadAndStop();

removeChild(loader);

[mausick]

thanks my friend. but it didn´t work. i´ve tried this before and the line "loader.unloadAndStop();" crash my movie

[jonstudio]

This is a serious problem AS3 has have. What I have done in your exact situation to make it work is to make your external swf that is housing the FLV player to a AS2 swf. Then in your AS3 housing swf just write:

loader.unload

It works! Unbelievable that Adobe missed that.

loader.unloadAndStop(); only works in CS4 for Flash Player 10.

I hope this helps!

[abcdawgnet]

Holy crap, seriously?! That's all that needs to be done??

Thank you so much for posting this comment, jonstudio. You just relieved me of WEEKS of headaches I'd been going through!

[flashwebnovice]

Im working thru your tutorial and I am using Flash Pro 8. for the line

"Var defaultSWF:UrlRequest" , I do not have that option in the drop down for URLRequest. How do I get that ?? Can you help plaes..?

thanks

[TamaraMakeupArtistry]

Hi, did you ever find a solution? I'm using AS2 in Flash MX and I get the same URLRequest error. This is a great tutorial, but I need it to work in AS2. Thanks...

[1knight2black3kunta4]

how do u add a preloader to this that load the external swf

[Antarcticaorca]

Does anyone know how to write if and else statements to load and unload swf files?

removeChild(loader);

loader.unload();

doesnt work properly in my case.

[dazzlindesigns]

I am a newbie. This was an awesome video but I have a problem. Is there anyway to make this work with video. I have the videos saved as swfs and have followed the tutorial and double checked all the code but the unload funtion is not working. Everything else works fine I just can't get the video to unload it just plays over the top of the current one playing. Thanks for any help.

[nyo2x]

Question, for the remove child, is there a way for the child to call that by itself? so the child is the one that closes by itself

[hammyzone]

Great video (as always).

Q: Where is the need for this line:

var swf:MovlieClip;

The variable is declared but not used. Or maybe I missed something...

[pestinha26]

Great video =)

this helped me a lot but i still have a smal problem. I have a swf (index.swf) wich loads the menu, and then what i want is when you click on the menu buttons, another swf loads on top of the menu.swf (of course the menu.swf will have to disapear).

if you could help me with this it would be very nice =)

tks

[limitedwave]

This tutorial is great! PROBLEM: Memory usage goes up and up and up and the GC never frees up your "unloaded" swf files. I added this line of code in the click function to see:

var mem:String = Number( System.totalMemory / 1024 / 1024 ).toFixed( 2 ) + 'Mb'; trace( mem );

Anyone know how to stop this from happening????

[guillame45]

does anyone know if and where the demo files fo rthis tutorial will be doonloaded

[flashbuilding]

I placed the link to that page in the video description area to the right for you.

[slmcavoy]

This rocks. I've been struggling with a similar issue all day. Thanks!

[stockcarsatan]

Great tutorial man, and I agree... to hell with web standards! :)

[flashbuilding]

lol... right on! If it aint broke don't fix it.

[Shabasky1]

you just made it COMPLETELY reusable in a way i couldnt have unless i had watched this video

THANK YOU

[HanSpan114]

Hi

The buttons you have to load the SWFs, are they normal buttons or movieclip buttons. I want my buttons to zoom in on rollover and zoom out on roll out then stay pressed when clicked but i would like to keep them as buttons if possible. (not movie clips) x

[pmtv2000]

one of the best tutorials around and I've been looking for this subject for days.....

XLNT

[jmitteco]

Thanks for the GREAT tutorial.

Was wondering if you know a way to load the External SWF's/Loader, on a different level in the main page?

I have elements on my main page that I want to be in front of the External SWF's/Loader.

I was able to do this in AS2 but haven't figured it out in AS3 as yet.

Any help will be appreciated.

[IngJure]

Hey,

first I must say that you are BRILLIANT and your tutorials are GREAT!

I learned from your videos in 1 week more, than I learned in 4 years.

And I thank you for that!

Also this tutorial is great. I was wondering if you could tell us how to make intro and outro for this external SWFs. Like fade in when loaded and fade out when new swf is loaded.

Thank you again and please continue the great work.

[bigbadmisterhahnreco]

Fantastic Adam!!!!

Such a simple and understandable tutorial !!!

Just super!

nice work

[Painkiller86]

So Adam, is it correct that the stage from the external swf you are loading becomes transparent, and only the layer content is displayed?

[willmobar]

Thank you vyery much for your tutorial, it is fantastic and the best is simple

[flashbuilding]

Thanks a lot... it helps to know... makes me want to make more... TY

[curvysmile]

Please, please, can anyone point me in the right direction?

What if you do not want a default swf to load, but instead, have five buttons that you want to load five swfs, one at a time, depending upon the button clicked - no overlapping swfs.

I'm having difficulty getting my previous swfs to unload when I load a new one. I do not want them to load on top of each other. I want the new swf to replace the previous one, without ever having a default.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[AndrewWhitakerOnline]

Thank you so much for your help with what has been proving to be an agonizing problem for me over the past 2 days!

Love the website, I'm sure I will be a regular from now on.

Thanks again :)

Andrew

[Betamatiz]

Great tutorial man.

Switching from AS2 to AS3 (for me as a noob) was about to be a pain. But your tutorial makes this softer :)

Thanks!

[mercadolesi]

awesome tutorial, thanks...

one question though:

how would you go about tweening the swf objects on stage instead of just letting them appear?

Or does anyone know a tutorial on this?

cant find anything on the net...

thanks in advance...

[akinser2]

What an amazing tutorial. Thank you so much for posting this! It's the most straightforward lesson I've seen on this subject. Thanks!

[wrdeboise]

One more question: I want to load a stage linked short tween of a bar being stretched across the stage, but it needs to be underneath a dynamic text field and some other text. I'm having the problem where the animation runs on top, obscuring my other elements. What can I do? thanks

[sanyamjain]

thanks for this great tutorial. It has really helped me learn new things as well as complete the project on time.

[podfinch]

nice vid...I have a few files on my video that take a decent amount of time to load...I think adding the percentage or a progress bar to my loader would help keep the viewer there instead of not giving a reference point as to when the video is going to load with the spinning circle.. Do you have any suggestions of how to incorporate this with the tutorial you made?

[anim4525]

Thanks, the loading worked fine, I friend came over and we wrote up an unload function. I am still fairly new to AS3, thanks again for the tutorials.

[naffax]

hi! my name's affan and im from Maldives.

nice tutorial! thank you so much! really learned a lot of stuffs about action script 3.

its so hard at first for me to understand actionscript 3 so i use 2. but after i watched your video, i wanted to learn as3 coz it sounds amazingly powerful and easy to use. u know any great tutorial vids i can download for free? that will be great! thanx.

[flashbuilding]

hi affan, click on the right by the video and go to my profile on youtube... from there I lead you to my site where there are about a hundred free video tuts and source files to play with. All ActionScript 3.0...

my site is DEVELOPPHP

[anim4525]

This is great tutorial,I got allot from it. I though this would resolve my issues with my our project. I have video in the swf's, when i click on my buttons several times the video start to slow down. I don't know why it's doing this. do you have any suggestions?

[flashbuilding]

not sure... it must be trying to load the video instance again maybe... try to place an if else condition to figure out which is loaded and if it is that one already in the loader, it will ignore the button press... know what I mean?

[unsignedbyte]

quite usefull. thanks! ;)