force update during processor intensive routine

[mammy]

hello all,
i have a swf with several processor intensive subroutines within a main init() routine at start up (about a 5 secs startup wait). it needs a preloader not due to asset loads but to the processor intensive routines.

i'm trying to create a preloader that will display progress as the routines complete but when i try to write text to text field as each subroutine completes either the textField.text is not updated or the text field display is not updated after each subroutine finishes. this prevents me from tracking the progress of the start up.

is there a way to force an update to the display list in the middle of a processor intensive routine? i believe flash is supposed to update after each frame but i'm not seeing this.

also, the text field i'm displaying *before* this processor intensive routine *does* display when running locally but *does not* display before the routine when running online. not sure why.

thx in advance,
michael

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