# Preloading a swf. that can't be modified

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 2, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-a-swf-that-cant-be-modified/29917 "2003-09-02T01:04:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![JD44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4af34b/32.png) [@JD44](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JD44)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-a-swf-that-cant-be-modified/29917/1 "2003-09-02T01:04:16Z")

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Hi:

I have attached a .fla that I really need help with. I’m trying to preload a swf that was made by a program called xcelsius. This program takes excel data and turns it into a niffty graph. The only problem is it doesn’t automatically preload.

Anyway someone helped me with the code last week and got me started. I can’t get the graphical part of the preloader to work effectively ( bar and downloading KB) my code must not be set up properly. Would someone mind taking a look and help me out. I’ve been racking my brain trying to read all the books I have and nothing comes close to being what I need.

Please keep in mind: I can’t modify the origonal swf to add the perloader on the first frame. I have to have a preloader on the main timeline keeping track of the size and once the movie has loaded disappear. Take a look at my code to see if I’m even close to the mark.

Any help would save my sanity

Thanks.