# Load Movie During Preloader

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-during-preloader/120537>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 25, 2004, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-during-preloader/120537 "2004-08-25T07:25:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![hggreif](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f08c70/32.png) [@hggreif](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hggreif)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-during-preloader/120537/1 "2004-08-25T07:25:05Z")

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I successfully used this turotial to create a wireframe anim. I would like to have this running while the preloader is doing its magic.

I am using the Percentage Preloader from here [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/percentagepreloader.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/percentagepreloader.htm)

Is there anyway to have the preloader have an external swf playing while the rest of the site is loading?

Right now I am trying to load the movie with this snippet of code:  
\_root.currMovie = “Hg”;  
Hg.loadMovie(\_root.currMovie+".swf");

the name of the swf is Hg.swf.

I am punchy as hell since it is 3:30 in the Morning. If anyone can help, I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Sgt\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Sgt\_Jim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sgt_Jim)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-during-preloader/120537/2 "2004-08-25T13:02:03Z")

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Yeah just put an instance of the little animation on a new layer to run alongside your preloader. Make sure the instance is present on at least two frames otherwise it won’t run

Jim

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**Author:** ![hggreif](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f08c70/32.png) [@hggreif](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hggreif)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-during-preloader/120537/3 "2004-08-25T14:07:19Z")

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I have the external swf brought into the first frame with the action script which loads the movie on the first frame in a layer above it, and the movie just does not play. One of the actions on the preloader is definately getting in the way.

In any event, again, I am using this script for the preloader. [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/percentagepreloader.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/percentagepreloader.htm)

Does anyone have an fla that I can look at, or can you tell me what I am missing?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![hggreif](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f08c70/32.png) [@hggreif](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hggreif)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-during-preloader/120537/4 "2004-08-25T14:15:26Z")

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I am attaching the Preloader file so that if anyone can take a look at it, maybe this will help.

Thanks a bunch.