# External preloaders

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-preloaders/58076>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 19, 2004, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-preloaders/58076 "2004-07-19T16:17:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![jedinitex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/34f0e0/32.png) [@jedinitex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jedinitex)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-preloaders/58076/1 "2004-07-19T16:17:37Z")

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I’m streaming mp3s and for each one there’s a different preloader. the preloaders are external .swfs. they work fine by themselves, but how do i get it to show up where i want it when the movie starts up?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-preloaders/58076/2 "2004-07-19T19:40:07Z")

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I have an empty movie clip that has this script on it:

```auto

onClipEvent(enterFrame){
 loadMovie("preloader.swf",songpreloader);
}

```

i have the empty movie clip with the instance name “songpreloader” on the stage that the movie should load into.

the song is loaded from the preloader movie. the song streams and plays but i don’t see the movie clip (it works fine by itself).