# How to remove an externally loaded swf?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-an-externally-loaded-swf/60525
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 10, 2004, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-an-externally-loaded-swf/60525 "2004-08-10T15:03:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@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/60525/1 "2004-08-10T15:03:58Z")
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:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2004, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-an-externally-loaded-swf/60525/2 "2004-08-10T15:33:16Z")
try
on(press){
\_root.unloadMovie(“contents”);
}
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2004, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-an-externally-loaded-swf/60525/3 "2004-08-10T16:10:59Z")
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:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2004, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-an-externally-loaded-swf/60525/4 "2004-08-10T16:42:36Z")
whoops. try
on(release){
unloadMovie("\_root.text");
}
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2004, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-an-externally-loaded-swf/60525/5 "2004-08-10T16:50:09Z")
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:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2004, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-an-externally-loaded-swf/60525/6 "2004-08-10T17:17:54Z")
in the people\_mc, you forgot to put the unloadMovie("\_root.text");
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2004, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-an-externally-loaded-swf/60525/7 "2004-08-10T17:54:47Z")
oh. ok! thanks for your help