# Auto loadMovie commands

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-loadmovie-commands/117057>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 23, 2004, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-loadmovie-commands/117057 "2004-07-23T19:54:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![seanc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@seanc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/seanc)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2004, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-loadmovie-commands/117057/1 "2004-07-23T19:54:51Z")

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how can i have an external swf automatically load into a blank movie clip on a stage when the stage first loads?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2004, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-loadmovie-commands/117057/2 "2004-07-23T19:59:26Z")

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Put this on yer container clip:

on(load){  
this.loadMovie(“yourmovie.swf”);  
}

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2004, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-loadmovie-commands/117057/3 "2004-07-23T19:59:59Z")

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Ooh, and I love your Avatar btw…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2004, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-loadmovie-commands/117057/4 "2004-07-23T20:07:30Z")

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\*\*i tried that but for some reason its gettin this error: \*\*

Scene=Scene 1, Layer=Layer 1, Frame=1: Line 1: Invalid mouse event specified.  
on(load){

Scene=Scene 1, Layer=Layer 1, Frame=1: Line 2: Statement must appear within on/onClipEvent handler  
this.loadMovie(“home.swf”);

Scene=Scene 1, Layer=Layer 1, Frame=1: Line 3: Unexpected ‘}’ encountered  
}

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-loadmovie-commands/117057/5 "2004-07-23T20:19:51Z")

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Sorry, my bad, it should be:

[AS] onClipEvent(load){  
this.loadMovie(“yourclip.swf”);  
}  
[/AS]

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2004, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-loadmovie-commands/117057/6 "2004-07-23T20:30:58Z")

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cool thx