# Keeping an external swf visible while another swf's preloader loads

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-an-external-swf-visible-while-another-swfs-preloader-loads/243285
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 5, 2007, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-an-external-swf-visible-while-another-swfs-preloader-loads/243285 "2007-11-05T12:29:19Z")
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### Author: ![Booger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90ced4/32.png) [@Booger](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Booger)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2007, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-an-external-swf-visible-while-another-swfs-preloader-loads/243285/1 "2007-11-05T12:29:19Z")

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I have created a swf file that I use just as a container.  
This swf just has navigation buttons and an empty mc, called holder\_mc.

Each Nav button has the below code but obviously loading in a different external swf into the same holder\_mc

menu\_mc.story\_btn.onRelease = function() {  
loadMovie(“twoMatesStory.swf”, “holder\_mc”);  
}

Every swf has it’s own small preloader. So obviously every time loadMovie executes the previous swf is cleared from holder\_mc and is replaced by the new swf and you see the next preloader and then the swf content.

I want to keep the loaded SWF in holder\_mc viewable until the next requested swf is ready to view. I’ve seen many Flash sites that do this, but I haven’t got a clue how it’s done.

Please help,

Cheers,

Dave