# Preloading external SWF's with bar

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swfs-with-bar/54554>\
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**Created:** [June 15, 2004, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swfs-with-bar/54554 "2004-06-15T18:48:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swfs-with-bar/54554/1 "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?