# Location preloader

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/location-preloader/28072>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 9, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/location-preloader/28072 "2003-08-09T18:05:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Annabella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecb155/32.png) [@Annabella](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Annabella)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/location-preloader/28072/1 "2003-08-09T18:05:06Z")

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hi guys!

what is best practice… to put the site preloader on frame1 of the main SWF, or to put it into a small SWF that then loads the main.SWF?

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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:** [August 9, 2003, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/location-preloader/28072/2 "2003-08-09T18:07:57Z")

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On frame 1 of the main swf.

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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:** [August 9, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/location-preloader/28072/3 "2003-08-09T20:24:56Z")

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ant particular reason? 🙂

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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:** [August 10, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/location-preloader/28072/4 "2003-08-10T03:47:58Z")

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if you’re loading suppose 10 swfs, seperately, it would save time and web space if you just make one preloader