# Problems with preloader code on external swf. Please help!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-preloader-code-on-external-swf-please-help/138614>\
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**Created:** [February 23, 2005, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-preloader-code-on-external-swf-please-help/138614 "2005-02-23T21:56:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![spindrift](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@spindrift](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spindrift)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-preloader-code-on-external-swf-please-help/138614/1 "2005-02-23T21:56:42Z")

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Hi all,

In my main Flash MX movie, I have a movie clip called with the instance name’location’. ‘Location’ is a placeHolder to load an external swf.

What actions should I put for the preloader of my external swf?

I’ve tried…

[color=#000084]ifFrameLoaded[/color] ("[color=#0000ff]\_root.location.Scene 1, 4[/color]") {  
[color=#000084]nextScene/color;  
[color=#000084]play/color;  
}

on frame 1 with…

[color=#000084]\_root[/color].location.[color=#000084]gotoAndPlay/color;

on frame 3 and…

[color=#000084]ifFrameLoaded[/color] ("[color=#0000ff]\_root.location.placeHolder.Scene 1, 4[/color]") {  
[color=#000084]nextScene/color;  
[color=#000084]play/color;  
}

on frame 1 with…

[color=#000084]\_root[/color].location.placeHolder.[color=#000084]gotoAndPlay/color;

on frame 3 but neither seems to work.

Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you.

Take care,

Mark