# Preloading XML

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-xml/160891>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 30, 2005, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-xml/160891 "2005-08-30T14:16:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![coop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/87869e/32.png) [@coop](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/coop)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-xml/160891/1 "2005-08-30T14:16:21Z")

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Hi All,

I have thumbnail images loading from and XML file. My problem is I need to control how they load, so they all load at the same time or load in sequence. At the moment they seem to load randomly. My thinking was if I could monitor the thumbs loading I could control them, but I carn’t get their BytesLoaded or BytesTotal.  
You can view the loading[HERE](http://homepage.ntlworld.com/c.dickinson40/Thumbs.v6/)  
And files if anyone can help [HERE]([http://homepage.ntlworld.com/c.dickinson40/DownloadThumbs/ThumbsLoading](http://homepage.ntlworld.com/c.dickinson40/DownloadThumbs/ThumbsLoading) copy.zip)

What I need is to load the thumbs and fade them in at the same time as happens when the images are cached, like the second time the name is clicked.