# Not exporting symbols in the first frame

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/not-exporting-symbols-in-the-first-frame/5204>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 4, 2002, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/not-exporting-symbols-in-the-first-frame/5204 "2002-09-04T14:18:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![eki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@eki](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eki)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/not-exporting-symbols-in-the-first-frame/5204/1 "2002-09-04T14:18:29Z")

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Hi,

Does anyone know anything about how to not export a linked (from library) symbol in the first frame.

OK, I know I can unclick the button in the linkage dialog box but, of course, doesn’t work.

When or how can u export it?

Any help or pointing to resources would be really appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

SHO

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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:** [September 5, 2002, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/not-exporting-symbols-in-the-first-frame/5204/2 "2002-09-05T06:00:11Z")

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What do you mean it doesn’t work? It works all right for me.  
And if you don’t export in the first frame, Flash will export on the frame the object is ‘instantiated’. I guess.

pom :asian:

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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:** [September 5, 2002, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/not-exporting-symbols-in-the-first-frame/5204/3 "2002-09-05T06:06:26Z")

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yeah it doesn’t matter what frame u export it on…only when u attach it…

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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:** [September 5, 2002, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/not-exporting-symbols-in-the-first-frame/5204/4 "2002-09-05T09:45:06Z")

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Hi,

Thanks for replying,

Could u tell me how do u make it work?

In my tests it works fine if exported in the first frame but it does  
nothing.

I’ve tried to attach it on a mouse event, on a button event, on a particular frame…and ‘rien’, ‘nada’.

I know it’s got to be an stupid thing but I can’t any documentation about it.

Thanks

SHO

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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:** [September 5, 2002, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/not-exporting-symbols-in-the-first-frame/5204/5 "2002-09-05T09:46:20Z")

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HI again,

Sorry , I meant :

In my tests it works fine if exported in the first frame but it does  
nothing when not exported in the first frame.

Cheers

SHO

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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:** [September 9, 2002, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/not-exporting-symbols-in-the-first-frame/5204/6 "2002-09-09T06:25:13Z")

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Why don’t you export in the first frame then???

pom :asian:

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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:** [September 10, 2002, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/not-exporting-symbols-in-the-first-frame/5204/7 "2002-09-10T10:10:58Z")

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Hi,

Because if I export in the first frame the preloader won’t start till anything exported in the first frame loads and this makes preloaders how would I put it… nearly useless?

Thanks for replying

SHO