# Load external swf flie with loading bar

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-swf-flie-with-loading-bar/51057
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**Created:** [May 9, 2004, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-swf-flie-with-loading-bar/51057 "2004-05-09T11:27:18Z")
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### Author: ![vazbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/6bbea6/32.png) [@vazbo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vazbo)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2004, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-swf-flie-with-loading-bar/51057/1 "2004-05-09T11:27:18Z")

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how to load an external .swf flies with a load bar? from the main.swf

**Situation :**  
i have a main.swf fle and i have a button on the main stage containing the code :

```php
   
on (release) { 
loadMovieNum("pics.swf", 2); 
} 

 

```

which takes some sec to load the external pics.swf movie from the main swf.

**Situation offered :**  
you can say put a loading bar on the pics.swf flie , so that when it loads it shows the loading bar.

_ **Ans to the offered situation** _  
Well i completely denied the idea of loading pics.swf file with containing the load bar inside the pics.swf movie.

**Solution required:**  
[color=red]i want to load the pics.swf (external file) from main.swf file with having the loading bar inside the main.swf file.[/color]