# Using loadMovie to load a movie with a preloader?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-loadmovie-to-load-a-movie-with-a-preloader/107630>\
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**Created:** [April 17, 2004, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-loadmovie-to-load-a-movie-with-a-preloader/107630 "2004-04-17T07:26:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-loadmovie-to-load-a-movie-with-a-preloader/107630/1 "2004-04-17T07:26:14Z")

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I am using loadMovie to load a movie that has a preloader, but the preloader will not work?

```auto

var total = _root.getBytesTotal();
var bytesLoaded = _root.getBytesLoaded();
var perc = (bytesLoaded/total)*100;
percent = perc+"%";
showBytes = bytesLoaded + " of " + total;
setProperty("progress", _xscale, perc);
if (bytesLoaded == total) {
percent = "complete";
gotoAndPlay("Done");
} else{
gotoAndPlay("Nope");
}

```

Nope is the first frame (the frame this code is one), and Done is when the movie begins.  
percent and showbytes are both dynamic text fields.