RE: Re[2]: [Flashcoders] preloader and cacheing problem

2007-04-17 Thread John Cowles
or the 'onPreloaderOut' event preloader_mc.addEventListener("onPreloaderOut", this); // tell the preloader to start preloading this timeline preloader_mc.startPreload(this); John Cowles Director T: +44 (0)1736 368254 F: +44 (0)1736 368260 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] altcom Ltd, 13 North Parade

RE: [Flashcoders] preloader and cacheing problem

2007-04-17 Thread John Cowles
the end, so you get urls like myfile.swf?0.123347575. This might have been the intention of the original developer, I guess. Other than that, the swf should be cached. You could also post the loading code, that might shed further light on the issue. - Nils. On 17/04/07, John Cowles <[EMA

[Flashcoders] preloader and cacheing problem

2007-04-17 Thread John Cowles
We have been supplied with Flash files that include a preloader, a small flash file that then gets a large flash file. The way it works bypasses both browser and server caching rules. Every time the page is refreshed it downloads the entire fileset again. This accounts for about 20% of monthly ban