# Linking external swf's **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [August 1, 2003, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-swfs/27344 "2003-08-01T08:48:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gauge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/278dde/32.png) [@Gauge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gauge)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-swfs/27344/1 "2003-08-01T08:48:52Z")
hi, i have created a flash site, where i load the menu into an swf with: [AS]\_root.menu\_display.loadMovie(“menu.swf”);[/AS] and in the menu i want to link another external swf into the main one. So basically i want to load an external swf into the playing swf from an external swf… a bit hard to explain… i used: [AS]on (release) {\_root.right\_display.loadMovie(“links.swf”); }[/AS] but then i realised i am linking from an external swf… can what i want to do be done or not? thanks for any help you can give me… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-swfs/27344/2 "2003-08-01T09:03:48Z")
That should work. If you load a movie into a movieClip that already has a movie in it, I think I remember reading that Flash will automatically unload that movie. If not, use something like: ```auto _root.right_display.unLoadMovie(); ``` ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-swfs/27344/3 "2003-08-01T09:10:47Z")
It depends on where you have the right\_display mc. If its inside the menu.swf, it will work. If its on your main movie, then it wont work. Then you can use the following:[AS]\_level0.\_root.right\_display.loadMovie(“links.swf”);[/AS] ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-swfs/27344/4 "2003-08-01T09:14:11Z")
yeah, i loaded an swf and i want a link from that to load a movie in the main swf, so that level code thing is for that? is there anything you have to chage if i want to link more than one? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-swfs/27344/5 "2003-08-01T09:17:13Z")
Hmm i didnt quite get your idea… :-\ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-swfs/27344/6 "2003-08-01T09:23:26Z")
keke, i know its a bit hard to explain… i have an swf which i loaded a menu into with: [AS]\_root.menu.loadMovie(“menu.swf”);[/AS] and in that swf i had links to other swfs as: [AS]\_root.left\_display.loadMovie(“links.swf”);[/AS] but it doesnt work because that trys to load the swf into menu.swf… i want to load it into the main movie which loaded the menu… does the: [AS]\_level0.\_root.right\_display.loadMovie(“links.swf”);[/AS] go back one level? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-swfs/27344/7 "2003-08-01T09:29:34Z")
If you use:[AS]\_level0.\_root.right\_display.loadMovie(“links.swf”); [/AS] then you need a movie clip on your main movie with an instance name of _right\_display_. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-swfs/27344/8 "2003-08-01T09:30:38Z")
yeah i do, so that will work? ill try it out… thanks for the help… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-swfs/27344/9 "2003-08-01T09:31:21Z")
Yes, it should work. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-swfs/27344/10 "2003-08-01T10:09:20Z")
That’s right…it should…that movieClip is on the main stage…right? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-swfs/27344/11 "2003-08-02T11:19:15Z")
yep it works fine… thanks for the help guys! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-swfs/27344/12 "2003-08-02T11:50:51Z")
welcome 🙂