# Preloader and Transition for external SWFs - Loading animation not working

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**Created:** [January 13, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-and-transition-for-external-swfs-loading-animation-not-working/133981 "2005-01-13T16:23:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rach73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rach73](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rach73)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-and-transition-for-external-swfs-loading-animation-not-working/133981/1 "2005-01-13T16:23:50Z")

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Hello,

I have just tried the 'Preloader and Transition for Dynamic Files tutorial ([www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader\_transition.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader_transition.htm)). It is all fine apart from the little animated dots after the word Loading don’t work.

I originally created a different movie clip for the loading image with bigger dots and I thought maybe it was something I had done wrong with that. So I downloaded the final source file from the tutorial but that doesn’t animate the dots after the word Loading either.

Does anyone have any ideas what I might need to alter to make it work? I’m using Flash MX 2004.

Cheers  
Rachel