# External SWF Preloader Question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-preloader-question/99187>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 15, 2004, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-preloader-question/99187 "2004-01-15T19:01:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![matrixm5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@matrixm5](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matrixm5)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2004, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-preloader-question/99187/1 "2004-01-15T19:01:21Z")

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Hi All,

```
 I haveve an external SWF that has a preloader installed in its first two frames of its main timeline. When the SWF is loaded into the main movie timeline and I go to test the movie by hitting Control-Enter-Enter, the simulator loads the main movie like it would in real-time but the external SWF just loads and starts playing without going through its preloader sequence. By the way, the external SWF is a pretty big file as it has music loaded into it and it the preloader and everything else works fine when i test it. How can i test the main movie and the external SWF showing its preloader? Please give me suggestions or is this just how it is?
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