# I want to load an external swf, using a variable

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**Created:** [April 5, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-want-to-load-an-external-swf-using-a-variable/221617 "2007-04-05T17:30:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-want-to-load-an-external-swf-using-a-variable/221617/1 "2007-04-05T17:30:33Z")

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I think i am screwing up the syntax. let’s say I have a global variable, like…  
\_global.something = mymovie

And then, the code to load in the external swf…  
loadMovie((something)+ “.swf”, \_root.ec);  
Well, it doesn’t work, and I’m just not sure where to put the quotes, and how many parenthesis are needed.  
How do I use a global variable and access it for this loadmovie code?  
Thanks.