# Preloader for swfs

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-for-swfs/177790>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 5, 2006, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-for-swfs/177790 "2006-02-05T09:01:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![mexican](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mexican/32/1661_2.png) [@mexican](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mexican)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2006, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-for-swfs/177790/1 "2006-02-05T09:01:23Z")

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I’m trying to get a preloader working. This preloader has to preload external previously rendered swf files and these swf files can’t have a preloader within them selves because they are created from some external video program and I can’t get to the source to include a preloader inside of them.