# Preloader in an external movie

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-in-an-external-movie/21508>\
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**Created:** [May 22, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-in-an-external-movie/21508 "2003-05-22T13:25:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![andr\_in](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/andr_in/32/37_2.png) [@andr\_in](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andr_in)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-in-an-external-movie/21508/1 "2003-05-22T13:25:56Z")

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I can’t believe I didn’t knwo this before!..or maybe I did…! then I forgot

I load a movie

\_root.sub.loadMovie(“subm.swf”, 1);

How do I make a preloader into the loaded movie

\_root.getBytesTotal(); and \_root.getBytesLoaded won’t work now cuz \_root.is nt the main timeline of the main movie!  
What am I supposed to use?  
\_level1. ? \_root.sub. ? \_parent. ?

I’m so embarrassed! 😊

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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:** [May 22, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-in-an-external-movie/21508/2 "2003-05-22T13:40:47Z")

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errrrrr… try getBytesTotal or in other words leave \_root, if that doesn’t work ( which it should) try :  
[AS]this.getBytesTotal[/AS]

SteveD

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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:** [May 22, 2003, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-in-an-external-movie/21508/3 "2003-05-22T13:56:37Z")

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what if that actions is in a movieclip?

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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:** [May 22, 2003, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-in-an-external-movie/21508/4 "2003-05-22T14:02:41Z")

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this.getBytesTotal should work.

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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:** [May 22, 2003, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-in-an-external-movie/21508/5 "2003-05-22T14:32:54Z")

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noop! this won’t work 4 me! But I firgured it out! I’ll use \_parent!

thx anyway! 🙂