# Load external .swf but 'prevent playback' until addchild

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-swf-but-prevent-playback-until-addchild/309016>\
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**Created:** [May 5, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-swf-but-prevent-playback-until-addchild/309016 "2010-05-05T02:28:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![patrickjv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@patrickjv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/patrickjv)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-swf-but-prevent-playback-until-addchild/309016/1 "2010-05-05T02:28:18Z")

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I load external .swf files by code

ldr[nr][1][j2] = new Loader();  
ldr[nr][1][j2].load(urlReq);

and about 3 seconds (by extra Timer script) after they’re completely loaded are added to stage with

obj[nr][1][j2].addChild(ldr[nr][1][j2])

It all works properly, no problems at all.

But by the time the .swf files are added as children to stage they’ve already animated 3 seconds of their own timeline so appear to “not start from the beginning of the animation”.

Any way I can prevent that in a simple way? (without requiring access / editing / recreating the loaded .swf or its .fla files)

any suggestions  
t.i.a for ideas  
P