# Can i detect size of external file from swf?

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**Created:** [June 7, 2004, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-detect-size-of-external-file-from-swf/53737 "2004-06-07T14:15:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 7, 2004, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-detect-size-of-external-file-from-swf/53737/1 "2004-06-07T14:15:41Z")

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[font=verdana, arial, helvetica][size=2]Can i detect size of external file from swf?

I have btn link in SWF for XSL file and the file is 1 mb big.

I possible to detect the size of XLS and then show e.g. with preloader the downloaded size?

i use FL MX

thanks jan[/size][/font]