# Convert external.swf to a movieclip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-external-swf-to-a-movieclip/274512>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 30, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-external-swf-to-a-movieclip/274512 "2008-10-30T20:36:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralphiedee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@ralphiedee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ralphiedee)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-external-swf-to-a-movieclip/274512/1 "2008-10-30T20:36:59Z")

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Before I attempt this I thought I would ask. I have converted small swfs into movie clips before but I wanted to know if I could convert a photoslideshow .swf to a movieclip so I could have it play from the timeline rather than call it as an external swf (withloadMovieNum)

the actual slideshow swf only has two frames and two layers on the timeline

example  
button in main.swf loads external slideshow swf onto level  
can I take external slideshow.swf copy all frames in a movieclip inside main.swf  
and place mc on a frame and call with gotoandplay(frame?)

hope I’m clear as the slideshow itself uses an xml file to call up various photos.

the site as is now is here "click portfolioA or b and slideshow will load with (LoadMovienum)

[http://dagwaremedia.com/AYSM2.0/aysmindex.html](http://dagwaremedia.com/AYSM2.0/aysmindex.html)