# Help with loading/triggering external clips into main movie timeline

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**Created:** [March 29, 2005, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-loading-triggering-external-clips-into-main-movie-timeline/84593 "2005-03-29T00:46:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![VanHammersley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3bc359/32.png) [@VanHammersley](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VanHammersley)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-loading-triggering-external-clips-into-main-movie-timeline/84593/1 "2005-03-29T00:46:34Z")

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[font=verdana, arial, helvetica][size=2]I have a scenario I need some input on if anyone could be so kind…hopefully it makes sense…

I have a Flash movie file, and I have 5 large ‘external’ SWF files being called. There are 5 buttons in the main movie, each one when clicked needs to load it’s proper exteranl MC into the main movie (ie button 1 loads/plays MC1.swf)

…but, it needs to start each each external clip at Frame 2, so it can’t just load the movie on frame 1 and go…

so far I have something like this, but obviously its not right…it’s only calling and loading the external clip, but not goign to frame 2 like I want it:

on (release) {  
\_root.contents.loadMovie(“externalfile.swf”);  
}

How do I code the buttons to do that properly?

Also, is there a way to preload those external clips right off the bat?

Thanks for any help…

Van[/size][/font]