# Embeding SWF inside in a fla file

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embeding-swf-inside-in-a-fla-file/319886>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 7, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embeding-swf-inside-in-a-fla-file/319886 "2011-03-07T22:45:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![dandd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@dandd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dandd)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embeding-swf-inside-in-a-fla-file/319886/1 "2011-03-07T22:45:00Z")

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I’ve tried importing a SWF file into a new fla file but when I test it the embeded swf doesn’t do anything. I can’t click and drag any of the things that I could if I ran the SWF file on its own.

The embeded file uses some php. is this factor? Is there something I need to doin order to make it run? right now its just a graphic.