# Preloading a separate swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-a-separate-swf/226823>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 24, 2007, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-a-separate-swf/226823 "2007-05-24T10:27:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![revlis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3da27b/32.png) [@revlis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/revlis)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-a-separate-swf/226823/1 "2007-05-24T10:27:37Z")

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Is it possible to have a preloader swf that loads another swf file in the same directory and once its finally loaded the preloader goes to a html page (via getURL) with the loaded swf inside?

I feel this is something that can’t be done but wanted to check just in case.

Thanks!