# Loading multiple external files

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-multiple-external-files/189368>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 1, 2006, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-multiple-external-files/189368 "2006-06-01T23:54:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![DanD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DanD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DanD)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-multiple-external-files/189368/1 "2006-06-01T23:54:55Z")

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I have a timeline where I have external swf files that play in sequence. I need to know how to preload a few of these files at a time so that there is no break between them.