# Accessing nested Movieclips from loaded SWF

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-nested-movieclips-from-loaded-swf/303319>\
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**Created:** [January 18, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-nested-movieclips-from-loaded-swf/303319 "2010-01-18T17:44:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![aaron2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7feea3/32.png) [@aaron2004](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aaron2004)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-nested-movieclips-from-loaded-swf/303319/1 "2010-01-18T17:44:40Z")

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I am having a newbie problem here. I am loading an external SWF with embedded movieclips (all clips are set to export in the original file). However, I can’t figure out how to access those embedded clips in my new, parent, flash file. Here is my code:

```auto
var container:MovieClip=new MovieClip()
var house_Loader:Loader = new Loader();

container.addChild(house_Loader);

var houseURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest("boxtest.swf");
house_Loader.load(houseURL);

addChild(container);

//PROBLEM CODE BELOW
house_Loader.box1.visible=true;

```

‘boxtest.swf’ is just 2 boxes with instance names ‘box1’ and ‘box2’. They are both set to export.

I think the issue lies in trying to get house\_Loader to act like a movieclip, but I don’t know how else to do it.

Thanks so much for any help. This is my last big roadblock on this project.