# Preloading external SWF

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swf/122669>\
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**Created:** [September 15, 2004, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swf/122669 "2004-09-15T19:55:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![ali\_tdk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ali_tdk/32/306_2.png) [@ali\_tdk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ali_tdk)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swf/122669/1 "2004-09-15T19:55:18Z")

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I would like to pre-load an swf into my main timeline, however i wish to do this secretly in the background, so when i load it up, it will be instant. So while my main timeline is playing animation, the other swf is being loaded gradually.

At the moment i am loading the movie into my main timeline, through Loadmovie, and i am loading it into an empty movie clip. I am able to load the swf into the start of the timeline, however it will start playing, i wish for it to be hidden until later, so i can make it play wherever i want.

can anyone give me exact code and instructions on how to do this?

thanks/