# External swf loading

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-loading/93228>\
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**Created:** [October 27, 2003, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-loading/93228 "2003-10-27T22:12:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![gmh526](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2acd7d/32.png) [@gmh526](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gmh526)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-loading/93228/1 "2003-10-27T22:12:12Z")

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it looks like yall have had a lot of questions concerning loading from external sources lately… well, ive got one more.

i need to load an external .swf intro a mc shell in another .swf. thats not a problem using  
\_root.contents.loadMovie(“content\_1.swf”);  
in which contents is an empty mc. however, this doesnt work when i put the contents mc inside another mc (its masked if that makes any difference).

does the \_root function not work if the code and mc are not directly on the stage?

any help is appreciated

cheers