# Re: XML tutorial at Kirupa, loading images externally - please help

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**Created:** [September 2, 2005, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/re-xml-tutorial-at-kirupa-loading-images-externally-please-help/161269 "2005-09-02T09:19:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/re-xml-tutorial-at-kirupa-loading-images-externally-please-help/161269/1 "2005-09-02T09:19:54Z")

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Hi all this question is relating to one of the tutorials on Kirupa. The xml and image loader tutorial where images are loaded into the flash externally via xml.

I really like this tutorial but do not like the fact that the images are preloaded on run time if this makes sense. What I would like to do is have say 12 small images in a directory being loaded via the same method be with just a standard preloader at the start of the movie.

I appreciate that these images will be loaded externally, but there will only be a fixed amount of images say 12, that may change from time to time.

Is this possible??? so then a suitable transition can be made for the images in the directory with some text etc as it currently does.

I need to get this done today so any advice or help would be of great help.

Many thanks for any assistance.

Trev