hi there

i am not a flash progrmmer but what you can do is create 2 files
one for preloader and the other for your movie clip/swf/jpg etc. it will save you time.

http://biochimistu.blogspot.com/2008/03/pr...-gif-files.html

then the other as your movie file(eg:test.swf)



the link above will help you undestand more....i am still using as2 since it's eqsier to get codes online.

as3 is a pain for me to understand

here is another link might help

http://blog.newmovieclip.com/2007/04/30/mo...g-in-flash-cs3/

try kirupa.com (forum)

cheers