# Preloading an extrnal swf

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-an-extrnal-swf/113383
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [June 17, 2004, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-an-extrnal-swf/113383 "2004-06-17T12:14:43Z")
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### Author: ![provdes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@provdes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/provdes)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2004, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-an-extrnal-swf/113383/1 "2004-06-17T12:14:43Z")

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I need to preload an external .swf into a blank container movie clip but am at a loss to what code to use.

Anyone got a solution?

Cheers

ProvDes

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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: [June 17, 2004, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-an-extrnal-swf/113383/2 "2004-06-17T12:30:57Z")

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Load your external .swf to your container and make the external .swf have a preloader in the first frame.

There’s also a slightly different approach here at Kirupa:  
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader\_transition.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader_transition.htm)

:rock: