### Author:  [@djozusa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/djozusa)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2002, 6:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swf-problems/7018/1 "2002-10-22T06:38:55Z")
I’m trying to preload an external .swf…
In my main movie I have the folowing script:
loadMovieNum(“mainmovie.swf”,2);
* * *
In the external movie I have this code looping:
myBytesLoaded = \_parent.getBytesLoaded();
myBytesTotal = \_parent.getBytesTotal()/percentLoad;
if (myBytesLoaded\
### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2002, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swf-problems/7018/2 "2002-10-22T06:44:49Z")
It should work fine…
Perhaps the \_parent is throwing it off.
Since you put a preloader on the main timeline, there is no need for \_root or \_parent.
And this.play() can just be play()
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2002, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swf-problems/7018/3 "2002-10-24T01:14:52Z")
I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM!!!
:\*(
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2002, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swf-problems/7018/4 "2002-10-24T04:10:07Z")
I got mine to work.
1. make sure you are loading movie using the following:
loadMovieNum (“movie.swf”, 1);
1. the code that sits in the preloader movie clip on frame 1:
myBytesLoaded = \_parent.getBytesLoaded();
myBytesTotal = \_parent.getBytesTotal()/percentLoad;
if (myBytesLoaded \< myBytesTotal) {
percentOutput = int((myBytesLoaded/myBytesTotal)\*100)+"%";
```
setProperty("loadbar", _xscale, (myBytesLoaded/myBytesTotal)*100);
```
}
else {
\_parent.play();
stop();
}
Hope that helps…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2002, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swf-problems/7018/5 "2002-10-24T12:11:34Z")
hmmm thanx… glad u sorted it. The thing is, Im loading my external .swf files into a traget movie clip, wheras you are using levels.
My code therefore looks like:
Main movie code:
\_root.contents.loadMovie(“welcome.swf”);
(simple preloader on external swf)
total = getBytesTotal();
loaded = getBytesLoaded();
if (loaded\>=total) {
gotoAndPlay(41)
}
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2002, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swf-problems/7018/6 "2002-10-24T20:32:09Z")
I initially planned the site the way you are doing it. I haven’t found a way to get the preloader to work using the target method. If you happen to find a solution please let me know.