# Preload multiple swfs at once -- how?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-multiple-swfs-at-once-how/59685
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**Created:** [August 3, 2004, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-multiple-swfs-at-once-how/59685 "2004-08-03T01:27:28Z")
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### Author: ![vagabond007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e480ec/32.png) [@vagabond007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vagabond007)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2004, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-multiple-swfs-at-once-how/59685/1 "2004-08-03T01:27:28Z")

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Need a little help please…

I know how to preload and load external swfs into my flash mx movies… however, now I have to load more than one at a time and play them when they are all loaded.

I suspect I must incorporate some sort of array into my preload function but do not knowhow…

any help would be appreciated greatly…

thanks to all who reply.

–vagabond007

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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: [August 3, 2004, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-multiple-swfs-at-once-how/59685/2 "2004-08-03T08:52:31Z")

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Take a look at this: [http://actionscript-toolbox.com/samplemx\_slideshow.php](http://actionscript-toolbox.com/samplemx_slideshow.php)  
A very nice implementation 🙂 you don’t have to use everything they use there, but the loadInSeq prototype should give you pointers.
