# Can't load external swf into an external swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-load-external-swf-into-an-external-swf/208739>\
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**Created:** [December 1, 2006, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-load-external-swf-into-an-external-swf/208739 "2006-12-01T20:10:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![visions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/74df32/32.png) [@visions](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/visions)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-load-external-swf-into-an-external-swf/208739/1 "2006-12-01T20:10:55Z")

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hi,

I’m trying to load an external swf into a swf that has also been loaded into another movie.

//To load the 1st swf:  
\_root.section = “swf/content\_home.swf”;  
loadMovie(\_root.section, \_root.content);

//then once that is loaded i want to load this external swf into swf/content\_home.swf

loadMovie(“[http://mysite.com/swf/swf\_portfolio/22.swf](http://mysite.com/swf/swf_portfolio/22.swf)”, \_root.portfolio\_load\_mc);

\_root.portfolio\_load\_mc is a movie clip inside content\_home.swf

Do i have to use loadMovieNum or am I referencing the second external swf wrong.

thanks 👁