I load a swf file in a swf file in action script 3. I have a movie clip with a rectangle in it. I want to change the dimensions of the movie clip (width) corresponding to the percent of bytes loaded, like a progress bar. The action script is attach on the timeline is not external. up_mc is the movie clip; the width is just not chancing, he remain the same. var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("clip2.swf"); var loader:Loader = new Loader(); //thisLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.INIT, doneLoading); loader.addEventListener( ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, handleProgress ); loader.load(req); function handleProgress( event:ProgressEvent ):void { // Calculate the percentage by multiplying the loaded-to-total ratio by 100 up_mc.x = Math.round( event.bytesLoaded / event.bytesTotal * 100 ); } /*function doneLoading(evt:Event):void { holdermc = MovieClip(thisLoader.content); stage.addChild(holdermc); }*/ Code (markup):