# What preloader to put on main stage?

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**Created:** [January 24, 2009, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-preloader-to-put-on-main-stage/280224 "2009-01-24T14:31:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 24, 2009, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-preloader-to-put-on-main-stage/280224/1 "2009-01-24T14:31:24Z")

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I am loading external swf into main movie and external swf also loads some content externally.

so i have 2 ProgressEvents, one in my main movie for loading external swf, and other in my external swf for loading its content:

```php
swfLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, onProgress);
function onProgress(e:ProgressEvent):void {
}

```

so which preloader should i put on main stage?  
how can i know what is going to take longer, loading external swf or external swf loading its content?