> I am having an issue with the below fla file. The first time you view
> the movie in the html page, it will hang for unknown reasons. But if
> you refresh the browser, it will play correctly. I also have the flash
> file available at the link below. I'm assuming it has something to do
> with the actionscript but I can't locate the problem. Please help I'm
> stumped here!
>
> http://test.idnrteachkids.com/interactive/creatures2.html
>
> http://test.idnrteachkids.com/interactive/creatures2.fla
>

> I am having an issue with the below fla file. The first time you view
> the movie in the html page, it will hang for unknown reasons. But if
> you refresh the browser, it will play correctly. I also have the flash
> file available at the link below. I'm assuming it has something to do
> with the actionscript but I can't locate the problem. Please help I'm
> stumped here!
>
> http://test.idnrteachkids.com/interactive/creatures2.html
>
> http://test.idnrteachkids.com/interactive/creatures2.fla
>

> klloyd skrev:
>
>> I am having an issue with the below fla file. The first time you view
>> the movie in the html page, it will hang for unknown reasons. But if
>> you refresh the browser, it will play correctly. I also have the flash
>> file available at the link below. I'm assuming it has something to do
>> with the actionscript but I can't locate the problem. Please help I'm
>> stumped here!
>>
>> http://test.idnrteachkids.com/interactive/creatures2.html
>>
>> http://test.idnrteachkids.com/interactive/creatures2.fla
>>
>
> Put this: gotoAndPlay(3); in Action layer frame 1.
> I did that and tested here: www.bohuswines.se/creatures2.swf
> and it works OK. You can look over the first actions to be sure.
>
> Otherwise:
>
> As I see it your movie is very complicated and contains too much in one
> single movie in my opinion to be easy to understand.
>
> I learned pretty early that the best thing to do is to make a movie as a
> "master" and make several more movies loaded into that when needed. You
> can compare with "structured programming" where you have a main program
> and several sub-routines.
>
> Then you have more control over the situation.
>
> If I were you I would split op all the main parts into several separate
> movies and load them as necessary into the main movie.
>
> There are several advantages apart from mentioned, one is that the
> loading of the movie does not take so long when all is downloaded in the
> beginning. You know, it is over 1,5 Mbytes, calculate the loading time
> with 56 kbit/s! It comes to well over 4 minutes! It is better when it
> takes a few seconds the first time and more as you proceed.
>
> I have adopted this method in one of my projects (under development):
> www.bohuswines.se/ophthalma/
> and it works great!
>
> Ralph

> Thank you very much for the help and the compliment! It works great. It
> is now live here:
>
> http://www.idnrteachkids.com/interactive/creatures.html
>
> Kevin
>

> klloyd skrev:
>
>> Thank you very much for the help and the compliment! It works great. It
>> is now live here:
>>
>> http://www.idnrteachkids.com/interactive/creatures.html
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>
>
> You are so welcome.
>
> But, still the first loading is very long, hopefully you don't have any
> players with modem out there.
>
> It is always a tradeoff between your servers upload speed and your
> clients download speed.
>
> Have you tried to load with 56 kB/s?
>
> You can test the download time by simulating in flash with the .fla file
> and ctrl/enter and choose 56 kB/s in the menus.
>
> Do that.
>
> Ralph