# Preloading external SWF's with bar

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swfs-with-bar/113179>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [June 15, 2004, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swfs-with-bar/113179 "2004-06-15T18:48:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![krilnon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/krilnon/32/34_2.png) [@krilnon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krilnon)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swfs-with-bar/113179/1 "2004-06-15T18:48:16Z")

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Hey, I read the topic “[Preloading in MX2004 -read this](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38528)”, and followed the link on it but I didn’t see anything that answered how to simply preload an external SWF. How do you do that?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swfs-with-bar/113179/2 "2004-06-15T19:39:29Z")

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Build a preloader on each external swf. 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swfs-with-bar/113179/3 "2004-06-15T19:48:06Z")

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Ooh. I see. Thanks!