# Preloader inside empty movie clip.. not showing up?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-inside-empty-movie-clip-not-showing-up/160524>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 26, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-inside-empty-movie-clip-not-showing-up/160524 "2005-08-26T16:23:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![thebigsadler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb9ed0/32.png) [@thebigsadler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thebigsadler)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-inside-empty-movie-clip-not-showing-up/160524/1 "2005-08-26T16:23:08Z")

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Loading movie clips with:

on (Release) {  
container.loadMovie(“[http://www.atptennis.atponline.net/en/aboutatp/flash/organization.swf](http://www.atptennis.atponline.net/en/aboutatp/flash/organization.swf)”);  
}

The SWF file contains standard kirupa preloader:

bytes\_loaded = Math.round(\_root.getBytesLoaded());  
bytes\_total = Math.round(\_root.getBytesTotal());  
getPercent = bytes\_loaded/bytes\_total;  
\_root.loadBar.\_width = getPercent_100;  
\_root.loadText = Math.round(getPercent_100)+"%";  
if (bytes\_loaded == bytes\_total) {  
\_root.gotoAndPlay(3);  
}

Nothing shows when I load it in the empty movie clip called container. If I test the movie inside flash, it works perfectly. I am guessing it has something to do with “\_root”? Any help would be great.