# External swf won't play on movieclip container?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-wont-play-on-movieclip-container/125367>\
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**Created:** [October 12, 2004, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-wont-play-on-movieclip-container/125367 "2004-10-12T23:13:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fantrom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b5e925/32.png) [@Fantrom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Fantrom)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-wont-play-on-movieclip-container/125367/1 "2004-10-12T23:13:43Z")

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whats up guys,

I have a main movie which loads an external swf movie unto a movieclip.

It actually loads the movie but the external movie [an infinite style image scroller] does not play… there’s no scrolling just the first frame image.

When I load the external movie unto the main movie using levels instead of MC it works.

any ideas?

thanks.

I’ll be searching the kirupa archives in the meantime…