# How to load another swf if swf can’t be found

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-another-swf-if-swf-can-t-be-found/316632>\
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**Created:** [November 27, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-another-swf-if-swf-can-t-be-found/316632 "2010-11-27T17:47:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![spinningkrang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@spinningkrang](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spinningkrang)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-another-swf-if-swf-can-t-be-found/316632/1 "2010-11-27T17:47:45Z")

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Hi,

I’m working on a project which loads several external swfs into a container,  
and I was wondering if there’s a way to give the container an action, for example:

gotoAndPlay or loads a different swf, if the file can’t be found.

Thank you.  
🙂