Wait For Frame

SWF Action
Action Category: 
Movie
Action Details: 
0
Action Identifier: 
138
Action Structure: 
unsigned short    f_frame;
unsigned char     f_skip;
Action Length: 
3 byte(s)
Action Stack: 
n.a.
Action Operation: 
if(_root.get_frame() >= f_frame) {
  // execute f_skip bytes of actions
  ...
}
else {
  // ignore f_skip bytes of actions
  pc += f_skip;
}
Action Flash Version: 
1
See Also: 
Goto Expression
Goto Frame
Goto Label
Wait For Frame (dynamic)

Wait until the frame specified in f_frame is fully loaded to execute actions right after this one. Otherwise skip the specified number of actions. This is most often used with a Goto Frame like in:

Next Frame
Wait for Frame #10
  (otherwise skip 1 action)
Goto Frame #5
Play
End

This will usually be used to display some

Loading...

info before the complete movie is loaded.