# Attach vs. load

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-vs-load/105176
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**Created:** [March 23, 2004, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-vs-load/105176 "2004-03-23T15:58:28Z")
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### Author: ![jimhere](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/jimhere/32/137_2.png) [@jimhere](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jimhere)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2004, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-vs-load/105176/1 "2004-03-23T15:58:28Z")

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I’ve had great success with loadMovie and loadMovieNum, but occasionally I see something in the posts about attachMovie. Is there a difference between attach and load, or is one left over from a previous verion of Flash?