# Preloading external swf's to call on later

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swfs-to-call-on-later/67420>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 15, 2004, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swfs-to-call-on-later/67420 "2004-10-15T17:41:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![steadvibe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@steadvibe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/steadvibe)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swfs-to-call-on-later/67420/1 "2004-10-15T17:41:43Z")

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I am trying to Preload my external swf’s so that when i call them later they will be preloaded and i can go to a specific frame. I have tried that and all it does is go to the first frame of the movie. Not the Specific frame. What might i be doing wrong?