# How can i tell flash to preload everytime i load external image via link?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-tell-flash-to-preload-everytime-i-load-external-image-via-link/289670
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**Created:** [June 3, 2009, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-tell-flash-to-preload-everytime-i-load-external-image-via-link/289670 "2009-06-03T05:54:19Z")
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### Author: ![cRoss05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@cRoss05](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cRoss05)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2009, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-tell-flash-to-preload-everytime-i-load-external-image-via-link/289670/1 "2009-06-03T05:54:19Z")

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Hi, how can i tell flash to pop a preloader after the user click the import image via link?

```auto

image_button.addEventListener (MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, load_image);

// load image
function load_image(event:Event):void
{
    preloader.visible = true;

    var imageLoader:Loader = new Loader;
    imageLoader.load (new URLRequest(image_string.text));
    imageLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener (Event.COMPLETE, imageLoaded);
}

// load image
function imageLoaded(event:Event):void
{
    container_mc.image_mc.addChild(event.target.content);
    preloader.visible = false;
}

```

tried several codes but its always on 100% \>.\<