I really hate seeing an unanswered topic... but I honestly don't know if that can be done or not - I know how to do images, but not other objects...
If JavaScript has an object for SWF files, or maybe a generic object, or a way to fill a string variable with binary data, then maybe you could preload it - I suppose it wouldn't matter whether or not JavaScript knows what the heck the data is for, as long as the browser cache's it...
This link might help:
http://home.netscape.com/eng/mozilla...ipt/index.html
I find that site very helpful when messing with JavaScript, so if there is a way, you can probably figure it out from here...
Hope this helps a little...
PS - you probably already know this, but for preloading images or anything else, always run the function from the OnLoad() event - this way the preloading does not take place until the rest of the page is done loading (eg, low priority)...
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Justin Nelson
FutureQuest Support
[This message has been edited by Justin (edited 11-26-99)]
. I've come into a problem that I'm hoping can be solved by some of the brilliant minds around here. I've got an intro page (index.html) with a shockwave file (intro.swf) on it. It loads, the intro plays. Great. BUT, I don't want the users to wait AGAIN for the main site to load! (demo2.swf on demo2.html). So, I need demo2.swf to load in the background during that inactivity mode where they're just watching this intro. I've come up with a *decent* way to do it in Flash, but it's far from perfect, and in certain circumstances, it just plain doesn't work. I'm hoping maybe there's some sort of javascript method I can use to load this in the background. Anyone got any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
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