This wee preloader script from I<3 actionscript works a treat:
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.display.Loader;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.ProgressEvent;
function startLoad()
{
var mLoader:Loader = new Loader();
var mRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(“MouseActions.swfâ€);
mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onCompleteHandler);
mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, onProgressHandler);
mLoader.load(mRequest);
}
function onCompleteHandler(loadEvent:Event)
{
addChild(loadEvent.currentTarget.content);
}
function onProgressHandler(mProgress:ProgressEvent)
{
var percent:Number = mProgress.bytesLoaded/mProgress.bytesTotal;
trace(percent);
}
startLoad();
http://www.iheartactionscript.com/loading-an-external-swf-in-as3/
Tech Reference: AS3
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