# AS2.0 showing a preloader while XML loads?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-showing-a-preloader-while-xml-loads/279050>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 8, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-showing-a-preloader-while-xml-loads/279050 "2009-01-08T21:22:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![gdogfunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6a8cbe/32.png) [@gdogfunk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gdogfunk)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-showing-a-preloader-while-xml-loads/279050/1 "2009-01-08T21:22:40Z")

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Hello!

Related to my previous question about navigating the timeline with loaded XML, is there a way to incorporate a preloader of some kind or to have some indication that XML data is loading into a textbox? Since the movie is loading XML data on certain frames of the main timeline, I don’t need a traditional scene preloader, so I’m not sure how to proceed. Some data is larger than others and it appears that nothing is happening and then a little later it pops up.

Thanks in advance for any ideas!

Ryan