Forums → Programming Forum → need help with load bar

Moving this to the Flash forum.

How about you post your code and we can try to tell you were you went wrong?

this was the code i used:
var barWidth:Number = 200;
var barHeight:Number = 6;

this.createEmptyMovieClip(&quotBar_mc", 9999);
var bar:MovieClip = pBar_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("bar_mc", 10);
bar.beginFill(0xFF0000, 100);
bar.moveTo(0, 0);
bar.lineTo(barWidth, 0);
bar.lineTo(barWidth, barHeight);
bar.lineTo(0, barHeight);
bar.lineTo(0, 0);
bar.endFill();
bar._xscale = 0;

var stroke:MovieClip = pBar_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("stroke_mc", 20);
stroke.lineStyle(0, 0x000000);
stroke.moveTo(0, 0);
stroke.lineTo(barWidth, 0);
stroke.lineTo(barWidth, barHeight);
stroke.lineTo(0, barHeight);
stroke.lineTo(0, 0);

pBar_mc.createTextField("label_txt", 30, 0, barHeight, 100, 21);
pBar_mc.label_txt.autoSize = "left";
pBar_mc.label_txt.selectable = false;

pBar_mc._x = (Stage.width - pBar_mc._width) / 2;
pBar_mc._y = (Stage.height - pBar_mc._height) / 2;

var my_xml:XML = new XML();
my_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
my_xml.onLoad = function(success:Boolean) {
pBar_mc.onEnterFrame = undefined;
if (success) {
trace("XML loaded successfully"
} else {
trace("Unable to load XML"
}
};
my_xml.load("http://www.helpexamples.com/flash/xml/ds.xml"

pBar_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
var pctLoaded:Number = Math.floor(my_xml.getBytesLoaded() / my_xml.getBytesTotal() * 100);
if (!isNaN(pctLoaded)) {
pBar_mc.bar_mc._xscale = pctLoaded;
pBar_mc.label_txt.text = pctLoaded + "% loaded";
if (pctLoaded >= 100) {
pBar_mc.onEnterFrame = undefined;
}
}
};

onClipEvent (load){
total = _root.getBytesTotal();
} onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
loaded = _root.getBytesLoaded();
percent = int(loaded/total*100);
percen1 = ""+percent+"%";
gotoAndStop(percent);
_root.mc_progressbar._width = percent*3
if (loaded == total) {
_root.gotoAndPlay(100);
}
}

that is the one i got from the youtube video but it doesnt load it the number stays at 99% and the bar starts full up

right in that video i think it should work and ive edited it to fix errors but one bit i cant work out

(__________)here it says i need an identifier but i dont know what to do{(load)total=_root.getBytesTotal();

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
loaded = _root.getBytesLoaded();
percent = int(loaded/total*100);
percen1 = ""+percent+"%"; gotoAndStop(percent);
_root.mc_progressbar._width = percent*3
if (loaded == total) {
_root.gotoAndPlay(2);

}

}

Hmm on just a quick look it looks like your missing addEventListener on enter frame?

no, still say syntax error

help

Ok let me tell you the truth, I want to help but, it's as2 and I don't think you know how to program. That discourages me since you're going to encounter more problems due to not learning the material you're using. Really one of the untold rules of programming forums are not copy/pasta help. You will find it much more fruitful to study actionscript than mash together copied code.

ok i suppose that helps but i can make basic games like sniper games or maze games their pretty simple.

I'd hate to burst your bubble... but for either of those types of games, you'll need more (and more complicated) code than letting a loaderbar fill up. Creating a game is hard, long and tedious work...

But, you can learn Ask questions, toy around, google, toy around again, google once more, ask some more questions... You'll get there

To add to that... if you want to make flash games, start by learning AS3 It might be a bit more difficult than AS2, but the options you have, the coding ease, and processing power are a lot better. There's a reason AS3 is out for about 6 years already

ok ive been trying to work out my load bar problem for at least half a year my google history is filled up with searches. and as for as3 cant find anywhere to download it for free. so can someone just solve my problem because i can make games.

one other thing where do i get the armor games logo?

ok ive been trying to work out my load bar problem for at least half a year my google history is filled up with searches. and as for as3 cant find anywhere to download it for free.

as3 cant find anywhere to download it for free. so can someone just solve my problem because i can make games.

one other thing where do i get the armor games logo?

onClipEvent (load) { total = _root.getBytesTotal();

} onClipEvent (enterFrame) { loaded = _root.getBytesLoaded(); percent = int(loaded/total*100); percen1 = ""+percent+"%"; gotoAndStop(percent); _root.mc_progressbar._width = percent*3 if (loaded == total) { _root.gotoAndPlay(2);

}

}




LoL this is the code