# Load one frame of an external swf/ how?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-one-frame-of-an-external-swf-how/21411>\
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**Created:** [May 21, 2003, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-one-frame-of-an-external-swf-how/21411 "2003-05-21T11:25:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![domicici](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@domicici](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/domicici)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-one-frame-of-an-external-swf-how/21411/1 "2003-05-21T11:25:47Z")

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I want to make a preloader what can i use for anything in the page. The problem is that if i write the load movie action, all frame will be loaded.  
is it possible to load just a frame of an external.swf?  
thanks…:toad:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-one-frame-of-an-external-swf-how/21411/2 "2003-05-21T12:00:34Z")

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well, no, you can’t. but i didn’t quite understand what you need to load 1 frame for…?