# % on preloading external .swf **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [September 9, 2004, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/on-preloading-external-swf/122019 "2004-09-09T16:13:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VoS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/22d042/32.png) [@VoS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VoS)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/on-preloading-external-swf/122019/1 "2004-09-09T16:13:24Z")
hey there. I have a small problem i am unable to solve… so i turn to you the experts… =) i have a main movie (main.swf) loading in another movie by button clickadge on (release) ive made it so that a block goes over were the movie is going to be displayed, and then moves away once it has finished loading on this block that i have made go over the container of the loaded movie ( so you cant c anything untill its completly done) i want a % loader of the movie which is gonna be displayed ``` soo.. question Question: how do you make a % loader of an external .swf movie Rule: i do not want a preloader in every external .swf movie i want 1 preloader that checks the remaining bytes on whatever is being loaded in what ive got so far... [www.killtherabbit.net/evil/test](http://www.killtherabbit.net/evil/test) ``` the main button link in menu may take some time … 400kb movie being loaded… and since theres no preloader ( the bar u c when u change movies is the progress bar i wanna use) u dont know how long left thank you VoS