# How to use the delete action?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-the-delete-action/22467
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [June 4, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-the-delete-action/22467 "2003-06-04T14:55:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@p020385](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/p020385)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-the-delete-action/22467/1 "2003-06-04T14:55:27Z")
Sorry guys to bother u all once again…
How do u guys use the delete action??? I mean like i have button “A” to play animation “A” and when i press on button “B”, animation B play over animation “A”. What I actually wanted is to delete animation “A” when button “B” is pressed and on the other hand animation “B” start to play too. Have any suggestions anyone??
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-the-delete-action/22467/2 "2003-06-04T15:01:00Z")
Use loadMovie(); to load external SWF’s into an empty movieclip. When another movieclip is loaded inside the same movieclip, the other one is deleted and the new one is shown and played. That is what you wanted, right ?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-the-delete-action/22467/3 "2003-06-04T15:16:53Z")
hey thanks i will try…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-the-delete-action/22467/4 "2003-06-04T15:18:31Z")
wait is there is sound in my FOOTER??? I THOUGHT I CHANGED IT???
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-the-delete-action/22467/5 "2003-06-04T15:23:55Z")
It depends on the structure of your fla. If you don’t want to load another swf, you can yourClip.removeMovieClip().
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-the-delete-action/22467/6 "2003-06-04T15:23:55Z")
ok no more sound phew…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-the-delete-action/22467/7 "2003-06-04T15:35:12Z")
???
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-the-delete-action/22467/8 "2003-06-04T17:18:17Z")
hey thanks for the help… it worked beautiful…but the swf doesnt seen to function as smoothly as the original one