# Preloading Multiple External SWF files

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-multiple-external-swf-files/279408>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 14, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-multiple-external-swf-files/279408 "2009-01-14T13:58:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![abhikumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@abhikumar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/abhikumar)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-multiple-external-swf-files/279408/1 "2009-01-14T13:58:26Z")

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hello-

this is how im trying to preload external swf files:

```auto
 
var Count = 5;
for (var i = 1; i<Count; i++) {
 var fileLoad= this.createEmptyMovieClip("fileLoad"+i, this.getNextHighestDepth());
 fileLoad.loadMovie("swf/page"+i+".swf");
 }

```

i am loading first four swf files from swf directory (page1.swf, page2.swf, page3.swf, page4.swf) - However, I WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE INVISIBLE WHEN THEY ARE PRELOADED TO THE STAGE… how should i do that… “fileLoad.\_visible = false;” does not work- please help!!!