# How to remove an externally loaded swf?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-an-externally-loaded-swf/118961>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 10, 2004, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-an-externally-loaded-swf/118961 "2004-08-10T15:03:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![kirstenosborn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kirstenosborn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirstenosborn)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-an-externally-loaded-swf/118961/1 "2004-08-10T15:03:58Z")

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i am trying to remove an external swf from my main movie. it doesnt want to go away! does anyone know how to do this? i tried to use:

on (press) {  
\_root.contents.unloadMovie();  
}

but it didnt work. it just made the move get stuck.

here is what it looks like now:  
[http://www.braddockdesign.com/kirupahelp/removeMovie.html](http://www.braddockdesign.com/kirupahelp/removeMovie.html)

i am attaching the file here:  
[http://www.braddockdesign.com/kirupahelp/removeMovie.zip](http://www.braddockdesign.com/kirupahelp/removeMovie.zip)

thanks for your help!  
:hugegrin:

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**Author:** ![bwh2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@bwh2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bwh2)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-an-externally-loaded-swf/118961/2 "2004-08-10T15:33:16Z")

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try

on(press){  
\_root.unloadMovie(“contents”);  
}

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**Author:** ![kirstenosborn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kirstenosborn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirstenosborn)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-an-externally-loaded-swf/118961/3 "2004-08-10T16:10:59Z")

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I tried the code, but it didnt seem to work. It made the whole movie disappear.

on(press){  
\_root.unloadMovie(“text”);  
}

any other ideas?  
im stumped.

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**Author:** ![bwh2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@bwh2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bwh2)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-an-externally-loaded-swf/118961/4 "2004-08-10T16:42:36Z")

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whoops. try

on(release){  
unloadMovie("\_root.text");  
}

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**Author:** ![kirstenosborn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kirstenosborn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirstenosborn)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-an-externally-loaded-swf/118961/5 "2004-08-10T16:50:09Z")

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it works, but only one time then it leaves both of the external swfs on the main movie. i just dont understand why its doing this. code is so annoying. urrr!

here is what i did so far:  
[http://www.braddockdesign.com/kirupahelp/removeMovie2.html](http://www.braddockdesign.com/kirupahelp/removeMovie2.html)

the fla file:  
[http://www.braddockdesign.com/kirupahelp/removeMovie2.fla](http://www.braddockdesign.com/kirupahelp/removeMovie2.fla)

(thank you)

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**Author:** ![bwh2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@bwh2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bwh2)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-an-externally-loaded-swf/118961/6 "2004-08-10T17:17:54Z")

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in the people\_mc, you forgot to put the unloadMovie("\_root.text");

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**Author:** ![kirstenosborn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kirstenosborn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirstenosborn)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-an-externally-loaded-swf/118961/7 "2004-08-10T17:54:47Z")

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oh. ok! thanks for your help