# attachMovie or loadMovie

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-or-loadmovie/174738
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [January 8, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-or-loadmovie/174738 "2006-01-08T20:26:16Z")
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### Author: ![cayuseman21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@cayuseman21](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cayuseman21)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-or-loadmovie/174738/1 "2006-01-08T20:26:16Z")

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Which is better for making a full flash site? Should I load external .swf’s using **loadMovie** or have all my movies in the library of the main movie and call them with **attachMovie**?

Thanks,  
Max