# Preloading external swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swf/47984>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 8, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swf/47984 "2004-04-08T21:02:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![spighita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@spighita](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spighita)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swf/47984/1 "2004-04-08T21:02:48Z")

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Hi:  
I do know how to make preloaders but I was curious on how to load an external swf.

Do you load them making a preloader for the swf which is being loaded, or from the main movie \_root level make a preloader for the external swf.

My question is basically where to make the preloader.

-Only one on the main movie and that loads each individual external swf.  
-Or one on each external swf?