# Flash Preloader

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-preloader/20334>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 7, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-preloader/20334 "2003-05-07T16:36:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![flashyfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b5e925/32.png) [@flashyfreak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashyfreak)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-preloader/20334/1 "2003-05-07T16:36:47Z")

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Ok. I need help for that one.

I need to figure out how to create a prelaoder which load the main movie (main.swf) in level 1, during the intro. SO in the back of the intro, which is intro.swf, level2.

THanks

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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:** [May 7, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-preloader/20334/2 "2003-05-07T18:03:43Z")

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loadMovie(“movie.swf”, 1);

the “1” is the level you are loading into.

put your preloader in “movie.swf” and call the movie before your initial preload is finished… something like that.

someone correct me if im wrong but, your preloader won’t be able to detect the size of the movie you are importing from the root movie.

-z