# Preloader problem ~ with a twist!
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-problem-with-a-twist/120110
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 20, 2004, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-problem-with-a-twist/120110 "2004-08-20T19:05:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@MattT](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MattT)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2004, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-problem-with-a-twist/120110/1 "2004-08-20T19:05:31Z")
Ok, first off ~ great forum, some really useful stuff goin on in here!
Now my preloader problem.
I’ve tried to do a preloader with a difference…similar to the one found here:
[http://www.cwd.dk/article.asp?articleid=98](http://www.cwd.dk/article.asp?articleid=98)
I think my problem lies with the fact that that tutorial is written for flash 5 ~ not MX. But I thought it should still work either way and gave it a go…turns out it doesn’t work and I was left with a strobe effect on the preloader…it flickered on the page and didnt look like it was filling.
I’ve attached the file which has the animation on it that I want.
I have searched this forum and many others and I cant seem to find the answer. All I want to happen is that the box fills according to the percentage loaded ~ i.e. when the box appears to be full the movie is 100% loaded…the only thing I can do is get the box filling up animation to loop until the movie is loaded which is not the effect I want.
Any advice appreciated people!
Cheers!
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### Author:  [@wizard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wizard)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2004, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-problem-with-a-twist/120110/2 "2004-08-20T19:37:46Z")
Where’s your ActionScript?
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### Author:  [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2004, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-problem-with-a-twist/120110/3 "2004-08-20T20:36:59Z")
i struggled to find it too.
[http://www.gifsrus.com/testfile/fix%20me%202.fla](http://www.gifsrus.com/testfile/fix%20me%202.fla)
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### Author:  [@MattT](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MattT)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2004, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-problem-with-a-twist/120110/4 "2004-08-20T21:07:07Z")
> [@stringy](#):
>
> i struggled to find it too.
> [http://www.gifsrus.com/testfile/fix%20me%202.fla](http://www.gifsrus.com/testfile/fix%20me%202.fla)
Stringy!
Thanks matey!
At least now I can go and figure out how you did it.
Very much appreciated.
p.s. I took the AS out so it wasn’t a complete mess ~ just left the animation in.
Cheers fellas!