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Tutorial - Preloading External Flash Movies

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Step Six: Creating the Timer Movie Clip

This Movie Clip has a small amount of ActionScript that controls the loading of the first external MC. Subsequently MCs are loaded when the user clicks on one of the buttons.

1. Go to: Insert > New Symbol (Ctrl F8)
2. Give it the Name: Timer
3. For Behavior select: Movie Clip
   
   
   
   
4. Click: OK
   
5. On Frame 1 of the Timeline add this code:

// This is how we automatically load the swf when the Movie loads
loadMovie(_root.MyVariable, _root.MyExternallyLoadedSWFMovieHolder);

//  Tell the preloader to preload the first MC
_root.preloaderloader.gotoAndPlay(2);

//  Stop this Movie Clip now the first MC has loaded
stop();

6. The Timer Movie Clip is now complete. Return to the Main Stage by clicking the Scene 1 Tab: