# Path to movie that loade into MC

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-to-movie-that-loade-into-mc/23266
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [June 15, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-to-movie-that-loade-into-mc/23266 "2003-06-15T15:27:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![mooler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@mooler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mooler)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-to-movie-that-loade-into-mc/23266/1 "2003-06-15T15:27:03Z")

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Hi how do i code this.  
I`m loading a movie into a MC (holder) and whant to check when this movie is fully loaded and the jump to the next frame. I have a variable in the to be loaded movie named bytes\_loaded ( bytes\_loaded = Math.round(this.getBytesLoaded()); )

All I came up with was this worhless piece of code!?

[AS]if (holder.bytes\_loaded == 100) {  
gotoAndPlay(“Scene 1”, 15);  
[/AS]

THX

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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: [June 15, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-to-movie-that-loade-into-mc/23266/2 "2003-06-15T15:37:30Z")

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Make a preloader at the begining of the other file.

I think. 😃

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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: [June 15, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-to-movie-that-loade-into-mc/23266/3 "2003-06-15T15:39:37Z")

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exactly make a preloader for the file that you are loading and it will all be fine

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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: [June 15, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-to-movie-that-loade-into-mc/23266/4 "2003-06-15T15:41:36Z")

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if (holder.getBytesLoaded()\>1 && holder.getBytesLoaded()==holder.getBytesTotal()){  
do something;  
}  
no need for code in the loaded clip.

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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: [June 15, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-to-movie-that-loade-into-mc/23266/5 "2003-06-15T18:37:41Z")

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THX for the tips  
I had preloaders in the begining of each swf but want to get away from that so make the whole thing easier to work with. And eyezbergs code seems to work.
