# Preloader tutorial

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-tutorial/259>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 11, 2002, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-tutorial/259 "2002-07-11T12:53:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![sic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@sic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sic)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-tutorial/259/1 "2002-07-11T12:53:36Z")

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Hi,

I´m having a problem with the preloader tutorial. I was wondering if someone could take a look at the attached .fla to see why the dynamic text doesn´t show up.

I downloaded the final\_preloader .fla and that works fine, but the only difference I find is that the final\_preloader DOESN´T HAVE AN INSTANCE NAME FOR THE DYNAMIC TEXT FIELD. But it works. How is that possible?

Meanwhile, mine does have the correct “kirupatxt” instance name and it doesn’t work.

I also copied the final\_preloader “preloader” frame into another .fla and in the code used this.loading instead of this.kirupatxt and it STILL WORKED! Huh? It seems that the final\_preloader dynamic text field has some kind of magic that makes it work even if references to it vary and it doesn´t even have an instance name to refer to.

I´m sure I´m missing something. Any help?

thanks!

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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:** [July 11, 2002, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-tutorial/259/2 "2002-07-11T13:08:08Z")

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the attachment was too big…

well maybe someone can shed light on this anyway?