# Preloaders for loading external swf

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloaders-for-loading-external-swf/137393
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**Created:** [February 14, 2005, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloaders-for-loading-external-swf/137393 "2005-02-14T08:26:50Z")
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### Author: ![rykong196](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2acd7d/32.png) [@rykong196](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rykong196)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2005, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloaders-for-loading-external-swf/137393/1 "2005-02-14T08:26:50Z")

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Hi!

I have a few swfs loaded into the ‘main’ swf file through ‘load movie’. As each of the independent swfs are quite big files, I need a preloader for each of them. However, when I include the ‘load movie’ in the ‘main swf’, the independent swfs have not finished loading yet, and the movie bounces back to the begining, which is not my intention. Am I using a wrong type or preloader? I’m actually using the preloader I got from Kirupa, the one which is load with percentage.

Can someone help me out here? The ‘main.swf’ will display a blank white wall if I take off the preloaders.

Also, I originally created the flash in MAc, and the ‘load movie’ command links to, say…painting.swf. But when I transfer the files to PC, it automatically changes to painting, without the swf. extension. As a result, the link could not be read. I modified the url in the load movie command to ‘painting’ without the extension. I have yet to test on a mac, but I think it would not work. Any ways out of this?

Thanks!