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Anyway to skip preloader if .swf is already cached by the users browser.

Something just popped into my head that I'm wondering about.

Is there anyway to cause .swfs to say start on frame 2 instead of 1 if the .swf is already loaded in the end users browser cache?

Never seen mention of this anywhere.

Just wondering if anyone has heard of anything like this.

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JB
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i've never heard of anything like this, and normally it's impossible to find out if it's inside the browser's cache. Besides, if it were then the preloader would just whizz by and the movie will start.

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Yes, the preloader does whiz by, but if it didn't show at all that would be nice, especially if your using LoadMovie to load external .swfs, and you may be reloading the same .swf more than once if your bouncing around in the site.  

I've never heard of this either, but doesn't hurt to ask right.

Thanks for reading.

JB
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Thanks guys for giving me something to think about.  I can see ways that both methods might work on different types of projects.  

However, I don't think either is the solution I was really looking for this particular project, but I don't think the solution I was hoping for exists.

So thanks for the input.

JB