# Complex Flash CS3 problem - preloader in empty movieclips?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complex-flash-cs3-problem-preloader-in-empty-movieclips/236524>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 21, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complex-flash-cs3-problem-preloader-in-empty-movieclips/236524 "2007-08-21T18:11:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![jrealist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@jrealist](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jrealist)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complex-flash-cs3-problem-preloader-in-empty-movieclips/236524/1 "2007-08-21T18:11:02Z")

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I am having a problem getting empty movieclip(s) to play in my flash movie. The empty movieclips are loading .swf files a server. I believe I need to include preloaders to each empty movieclip? However I don’t know how to do that…

Also I should state that the orginal .swf files that the empty movieclips are loading use components - “Loader”, TextArea", ComboBxo, and XML connector" to load XML content into them.

The external movieclips were working perfectly but all of a sudden they just stop working on my website.

To get a better idea of what I am talking about check out my website: "[http://www.artectodesignstudios.com/artecto\_flash/index.htm](http://www.artectodesignstudios.com/artecto_flash/index.htm).  
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\*I should also note : All the files pertaining to the website are in the same folder.

Again, it was working perfectly but shouldn’t just stopped! In fact if you visit

[http://www.artectodesignstudios.com/artecto\_flash/artecto\_portfolio.swf](http://www.artectodesignstudios.com/artecto_flash/artecto_portfolio.swf)

you will see that “artecto\_portfolio.swf” actually still works when not loaded into the empty movieclip…

can anyone help me resolve this problem?