# as3 load swf by button

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-load-swf-by-button/258289>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 22, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-load-swf-by-button/258289 "2008-04-22T19:26:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![king\_chiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@king\_chiller](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/king_chiller)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-load-swf-by-button/258289/1 "2008-04-22T19:26:45Z")

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…just beginning with as3 and go nuts. i know its a simple problem, but dont get it, …whats wrong? just wanna load in externel swf by button…thanx in advance.

**my code:**

media\_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, media);

function media(Event: MouseEvent) {

var newMedia:Loader = new Loader();  
var cont:MovieClip = new MovieClip();

newMedia.load(new URLRequest(“[http://myweb.ch/newmedia.swf](http://myweb.ch/newmedia.swf)”));

cont.x = 400;

stage.addChild(cont);  
cont.addChild(newMedia);

}