# Preload from xml

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**Created:** [January 14, 2007, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-from-xml/212835 "2007-01-14T22:20:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![smeee](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/smeee/32/2805_2.png) [@smeee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smeee)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-from-xml/212835/1 "2007-01-14T22:20:06Z")

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Hey dudes,  
I’m reading in a list of images from an xml document, and I want to preload them. At the moment I’m just loading them one at a time in a movieClip with \_visible = false. When one finishes, the next one starts, and when they have all finished, the rest of the movie plays. While this works, it’s pretty slow and hacky. Not that I want any of you to type out a million lines of code, but any general ideas for a better solution? Thanks!