# How to: attach, unload then loadmovie

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-attach-unload-then-loadmovie/224939>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 7, 2007, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-attach-unload-then-loadmovie/224939 "2007-05-07T12:57:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![figo2476](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/figo2476/32/3242_2.png) [@figo2476](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/figo2476)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-attach-unload-then-loadmovie/224939/1 "2007-05-07T12:57:13Z")

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hi there:

I wonder whether this will work:

var myclip:MovieClip = \_root.attachMovie(“clip”, “clip”, 1000);  
\_root.myclip.unloadMovie();  
\_root.myclip.loadMovie(“clip”);

And the “clip” is still the same instance, which is created in 1st place