# Preloading external swf's - highlevel discussion

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swfs-highlevel-discussion/218466>\
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**Created:** [March 8, 2007, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swfs-highlevel-discussion/218466 "2007-03-08T00:20:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![huggy77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/eada6e/32.png) [@huggy77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/huggy77)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swfs-highlevel-discussion/218466/1 "2007-03-08T00:20:27Z")

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I am finally utilizing the container method for site structure - and it rocks… My container is pretty light and calls 3 external swf files to make up the content(nav.swf content.swf .chowder.swf). I am passing 3 variables when my nav buttons are clicked, each var coincides with the 3 individual movies i need to fill in my container. I think my preloader strategy would be to pass those 3 vars to my preloader script so that i can start the preoloader of the next scene.

What would be the best tutorial to utilize for this… i tried searching the forum but alot of the links are broken…

If you could also give me a high level explanation of how you think the preloader should work i would really appreciate it… Thanks!!

THIS SITE ROCKS!