# Preloader Help!
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-help/29852
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 31, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-help/29852 "2003-08-31T23:42:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@crazysniper22](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crazysniper22)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-help/29852/1 "2003-08-31T23:42:18Z")
Is there a way to create a 1 preloader that can be used to preload external movieclip into the main movie? Not at the same time but only when button is click.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-help/29852/2 "2003-09-01T00:38:29Z")
Hello again familiar stranger. Yes there is a way, I’m not exactly sure, but you use it in a similar fasion, you would have something like:
```auto
percent = Math.round((movieclip.getBytesLoaded()/movieclip.getBytesTotal())*100) add "%"
```
and a text box with percent as the var.
Let me check my big flash book.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-help/29852/3 "2003-09-01T01:26:12Z")
Alright, I’ve got it.
Create an empty movieClip where you want the top left hand corner of the loaded movie clip to appear - we will name it “spotload”.
now, add this to the script that will trigger the loading of the movieclip:
```auto
loadMovie("movieclipname.swf", _root.spotload)
```
in a seperate blank movieclip, add this:
```auto
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
percent = Math.round((movieclip.getBytesLoaded()/movieclip.getBytesTotal())*100);
}
```
then create a textfeild somewhere with var as: percent.
that should do the trick.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2003, 3:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-help/29852/4 "2003-09-01T03:52:45Z")
First create an empty movie clip and give it an instance name of _container\_mc_. Then lets call your button _my\_button_. Now create a textfield and give it a variable name _percent_.
On the main timeline, place the following code:[AS]function preload(clip) {
if (!loaded) {
if (clip.getBytesLoaded\>0 && clip.getBytesLoaded\>=clip.getBytesTotal) {
loaded = true;
}
var percent = Math.round((clip.getBytesLoaded()/clip.getBytesTotal())\*100);
```
}
```
}
my\_button.onPress = function() {
container\_mc.loadMovie(“yourmovie.swf”);
};[/AS]Now, apply the following code on your container\_mc:
```auto
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (this._url != _root._url) {
_parent.preload(this);
}
}
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2003, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-help/29852/5 "2003-09-02T00:49:42Z")
thanks for the replies guys! if do those is this what will gonna happen?
if i click the home “button”, that preloaders come out, and if i click on “profile” for instance, that preloader will also comes up as well?
thanks i’ll try those you guys advised me to do!