Actionscript TextFormat issue....

[t44studio]

In my gallery, I've been trying to use a simple preloader for the images. All it consists of is a percentage status in text. However, I wanted to change the format of the text and can't seem to do it right. I'm not sure if it's the placement or what. Can anyone help with this? I'm using AS2, and below is the code with the problem.

largePreloader.onLoadProgress = function(target, loadedBytes, totalBytes) {
target.my_txt.text = String(Math.floor((loadedBytes/totalBytes) * 100)) + " %";

var myformat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();

myformat.font = "Arial";
myformat.size = 24;
myformat.bold = true;
myformat.align = "center";
my_text.setTextFormat(myformat);

};

 

[VPmase]

Try adding "_root." infront of "my_text". Sometimes AS thinks you want a var instead of an object. And make sure that you gave the object the instance name "my_text".

 

[t44studio]

I tried adding _root and double-checked the instance name, but it doesn't seem to be making a difference....? Below is the full function; maybe that'll be more helpful?

function callLargeImage(myNumber) {
myURL = images[g][myNumber].attributes.large;
lheight = images[g][myNumber].attributes.h;
lwidth = images[g][myNumber].attributes.w;

_root.createEmptyMovieClip("largeImage_mc", _root.getNextHighestDepth());

var myDropFilter = new flash.filters.DropShadowFilter(4, 45, 0x000000, 0.7, 10, 10, 2, 10);
var myFilters:Array = largeImage_mc.filters;
myFilters.push(myDropFilter);
largeImage_mc.filters = myFilters;

var largeClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var largePreloader = new Object();

largePreloader.onLoadInit = function(target) {
largeImage_mc._x = Stage.width/2 - largeImage_mc._width/2;
largeImage_mc._y = Stage.height/2 - largeImage_mc._height/2;
}

largeClipLoader.addListener(largePreloader);

largePreloader.onLoadStart = function(target) {
target.createTextField("my_txt", large_mc.getNextHighestDepth, 360, 240, 200, 20);



target.onRelease = function(){
this.removeMovieClip();
}
};

largePreloader.onLoadProgress = function(target, loadedBytes, totalBytes) {
target.my_txt.text = String(Math.floor((loadedBytes/totalBytes) * 100)) + " %";

my_text.selectable = false;
var myformat = new TextFormat();

myformat.font = "Arial";
myformat.size = 24;
myformat.bold = true;
myformat.align = "center";
my_text.setTextFormat(myformat);

};

largePreloader.onLoadComplete = function(target) {
new Tween(target, "_alpha", Strong.easeOut, 0, 100, .5, true);
target.my_txt.removeTextField();
};

largeClipLoader.loadClip(myURL, largeImage_mc);
};