# Help with loadmovie function in Flash MX

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-loadmovie-function-in-flash-mx/248810>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 11, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-loadmovie-function-in-flash-mx/248810 "2008-01-11T20:09:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![GTjamone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@GTjamone](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GTjamone)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-loadmovie-function-in-flash-mx/248810/1 "2008-01-11T20:09:37Z")

</div>

Hello! This is my first time posting to this forum (or any forum for that matter), but I was especially impressed with the tutorials I found here. I am redoing my website completely in Flash, but I need to know how to use previously-made .swf files in my .fla file. I realize this is done with the “loadmovie” function and I did the tuturial found at [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/full\_site.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/full_site.htm). It was so well explained. Anyway, I tried to use what I learned here and apply to my website. I basically copied everything I did in the tutorial (except the navigational button part). I mainly just replaced the “main\_content.swf” with the name of my .swf file to be used (AngelDown.swf). But no matter what I do, or where I store the .swf file, I cannot get it to come up when I “Test Movie.” If for any reason you need it, here is the .swf file I’m trying to use.  
[http://www.angeldownstudios.com/swf/AngelDown.swf](http://www.angeldownstudios.com/swf/AngelDown.swf) (of course a smaller version)  
What I want is for it to automatically start playing (and looping) when someone loads or goes to the website.  
Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!!