# Preloading an External Swf **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [May 15, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-an-external-swf/20991 "2003-05-15T14:15:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![skaiwayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@skaiwayne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skaiwayne)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-an-external-swf/20991/1 "2003-05-15T14:15:21Z")
Does anyone have anycode to preload an external swf from the main movie showing a preload bar and bytes loaded ? ---
**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:** [May 15, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-an-external-swf/20991/2 "2003-05-15T14:40:26Z")
I think you want to load movies in your main movie, but have a preloader on the movies you load? If so: Just use the loadMovie function within your main movie. And make sure that the movie you’re loading has a preloader in the first frame(s) You can find a proloader here: [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader.htm) or one with a bar here: [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/percentagepreloader.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/percentagepreloader.htm) ---
**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:** [August 14, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-an-external-swf/20991/3 "2003-08-14T20:51:35Z")
but is there any way to add a preloader before using loadMovie to add an swf created with a program like Wildform FX (text effects) It creates swf’s only and you cannot go in and put the preloader in them… at least I don’t think so. I am going to investigate that further. :block: