AS3 Preloader which loads itself, not an external swf

Question

How can I create a preloader which does this? I have seen many examples of code to load an external swf, but never something that loads itself.

Thanks for the help, this is driving me crazy...

Answer 1

alternatively ... You can try FlashDevelop's Preloader template, makes it really easy

Answer 2

It's really simple. First you need to move everything except the preloader off the first frame.

Everything else is basically the same as an external preloader - the only difference is that you're checking the current and total size of the current movie, rather than a separate one.