# Passing var from link to preldr to swf

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-var-from-link-to-preldr-to-swf/72646
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [December 7, 2004, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-var-from-link-to-preldr-to-swf/72646 "2004-12-07T23:59:51Z")
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### Author: ![hairybaird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@hairybaird](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hairybaird)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2004, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-var-from-link-to-preldr-to-swf/72646/1 "2004-12-07T23:59:51Z")

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I have a link to a page that needs to pass a variable to the preloader swf within that page.

The preloader than uses:  
loader.contentPath = “testing.swf”;  
… to load the second swf.

I also need to pass that same variable to the second swf to have it load a specific scene.

I am new with flash and need all the help I can get.

thx