# Flash MX: Load external Movie

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-load-external-movie/154907>\
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**Created:** [July 13, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-load-external-movie/154907 "2005-07-13T14:51:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![shawno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@shawno](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shawno)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-load-external-movie/154907/1 "2005-07-13T14:51:41Z")

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I am loading external \*.swfs into a blank movie clip that sits in the main timeline of the master movie using the following code:

\_root.loadMovie(“module1.swf”,“container”);

When the new movie loads, it seems to replace the entire master movie with the new \*.swf. I want it to simply sit on top of the master…this is probably pretty obvious, but I appear to be missing something.

Any clues?

TIA  
Shawn