# I am sure this has been brought up before

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-sure-this-has-been-brought-up-before/185807
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**Created:** [April 16, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-sure-this-has-been-brought-up-before/185807 "2006-04-16T18:59:56Z")
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### Author: ![gregmax17](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/gregmax17/32/2243_2.png) [@gregmax17](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gregmax17)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-sure-this-has-been-brought-up-before/185807/1 "2006-04-16T18:59:56Z")

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but how do you play a .swf file in a .swf file? Would it be better if I were have it as an external or embeded? Would it require AS or would it be able to play just fine without it?

Please don’t flip over this repeated question, but I don’t have the slightest idea. Thanks

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### Author: ![mathew\_er](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@mathew\_er](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mathew_er)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2006, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-sure-this-has-been-brought-up-before/185807/2 "2006-04-16T22:23:27Z")

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AS gives you the possibility to load things into a flash movie via loadMovie function. It can load either JPEG, PNG, GIF or SWF file.  
example:

```auto
// create a movieclip into you want to load
this.createEmptyMovieClip("container", this.getNextHighestDepth());
container.loadMovie("someFolder/someFile.swf");
// or with absolute url
container.loadMovie("http://www.example.com/someFile.swf");

```

//edit: woot 400th post 😃