# Preload external swfs -please read
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-external-swfs-please-read/16041
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [March 20, 2003, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-external-swfs-please-read/16041 "2003-03-20T13:27:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@samstone](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/samstone)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2003, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-external-swfs-please-read/16041/1 "2003-03-20T13:27:56Z")
Please HELP. I have individual swfs coming from a main swf. I need the preloader to work for the 5 swfs. I tried \_root, \_parent and \_this. ???
the following code on frame 1
bytes\_loaded = Math.round(this.getBytesLoaded());
bytes\_total = Math.round(this.getBytesTotal());
if (bytes\_loaded == bytes\_total) {
this.gotoAndStop(3);
}
the following code on frame 2
this.gotoAndPlay(1);
This code is on the swf that is being called to the main swf.
WHat am I doing wrong?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2003, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-external-swfs-please-read/16041/2 "2003-03-20T13:56:03Z")
[…] if (bytes\_loaded == bytes\_total) […]
should be
[…] if (bytes\_loaded [COLOR=red]\>=[/COLOR] bytes\_total) […]
works 4 sure 😉
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2003, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-external-swfs-please-read/16041/3 "2003-03-20T14:37:22Z")
still having a problem. Do I use this.getBytesLoaded
I’m not sure if its ,this, \_root or \_parent. I know people have external swfs coming up from the main.swf and need a preloader for these separate swf’s. THere’s got to be a way or I will lose my mind
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2003, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-external-swfs-please-read/16041/4 "2003-03-20T14:57:18Z")
here’s my standart preloader AS code (just put it in actions tab for 2nd frame of main movie):
if (\_root.getBytesLoaded()/\_root.getBytesTotal()\>=1) {
gotoAndPlay(3);
} else {
gotoAndPlay(1);
}
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2003, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-external-swfs-please-read/16041/5 "2003-03-21T05:22:55Z")
i am using instance “content” to load 5 seperate swfs
What do I need to do for the preload on the individual swfs
\_root.content.getbytesloaded
or
this.getbytleloaded…
I can’t figute this out.
I tought it was a better thing to make a main movie with seperate movies loading ito it. But i can’t figure out the prload for the small swfs attahed to main movie.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2003, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-external-swfs-please-read/16041/6 "2003-03-21T08:26:45Z")
hi,
i feel better is :
movieClip.getBytesLoaded() and movieClip.getBytesTotal()
the path (\_root / \_level …etc ) depend on where you load the movie.
if you load movie at level 2 you should use
\_level2.movieClip.get…
if you load movie at \_root you should use
\_root.movieClip.get…
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## if(movieClip.getBytesLoaded() \>=movieClip.getBytesTotal()){ statement }
regards
ajok
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