# Where to preloader(s)?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/where-to-preloader-s/63834
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**Created:** [September 10, 2004, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/where-to-preloader-s/63834 "2004-09-10T12:29:37Z")
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### Author: ![rberry88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@rberry88](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rberry88)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2004, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/where-to-preloader-s/63834/1 "2004-09-10T12:29:37Z")

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I have a main site (index.swf) that I load external flash movies into by clicking a button in my main site. For example, on my photos page, if you click a button it will load an external swf (petpics.swf) onto the stage for a picture gallery. I want to put a preloader on the external swf so it shows the user/visitor a loading progress bar w/ transition (mask??) until the external swf loads completely.

My question is, do I put the preloader graphics and code in the external swf or do I put them on the main site and incorporate the code into the button code?

Here is what I mean: my site [http://rberry883.home.comcast.net](http://rberry883.home.comcast.net) – click on the Photos button and then on the #1 button on the right side which will load the picture gallery.

What I want to end up doing is having more buttons like the #1 button that will call different external swf’s that each have a preloader when one of the buttons load.

Hopefully that all makes sense and someone can help me out.

rberry88