# Linking flash-pages
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-flash-pages/14904
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 4, 2003, 6:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-flash-pages/14904 "2003-03-04T06:38:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@RussianBeer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RussianBeer)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2003, 6:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-flash-pages/14904/1 "2003-03-04T06:38:04Z")
Hi there!
I am trying to link two .swf’s together … I use the
onClipEvent (load) {
on (release) {
\_root.contents.loadMovie(“lena.swf”);
}
}
…script from a button and it dosent do anything!
Please help!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2003, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-flash-pages/14904/2 "2003-03-04T06:44:19Z")
useless answer … :sigh:
```auto
onClipEvent (load) {
this.onRelease = function() {
_root.contents.loadMovie("lena.swf");
}
}
```
but there’s no need to do that :-\
why don’t you just use …
```auto
on (release) {
_root.contents.loadMovie("lena.swf");
}
```
?? 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2003, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-flash-pages/14904/3 "2003-03-04T06:47:20Z")
mmm… okay thanks. Anything else?
Its still not working, I have both .swf’s in the same directory!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2003, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-flash-pages/14904/4 "2003-03-04T06:52:38Z")
check that the movie clip has the instance name **contents** … ??
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2003, 6:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-flash-pages/14904/5 "2003-03-04T06:53:20Z")
Right!
I think thats the problem , can u explain a little more? (ex. maybe?)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2003, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-flash-pages/14904/6 "2003-03-04T07:07:10Z")
you just select your movie clip and type **contents** in the instance name field located in the properties panel 🙂
by the way …
> of course, i’m not so stupid THANKS
i was going to say:
it happens even to the best … :sigh:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2003, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-flash-pages/14904/7 "2003-03-04T07:19:27Z")
No was going to say : I am so STUPID
But then I realized I was stupider than that!
Now here it comes again…:
It seems I screwd up completle!
I am trying to link to diffrenct .swf’s together! How can I do that. I tried the above method with no results(maybe I just screwd up)
… drunk as ever
The Drunken Koala!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2003, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-flash-pages/14904/8 "2003-03-04T07:28:17Z")
what’s the problem? the code is fine. it will load a movie named **lena.swf** into the movie clip **contents**
[**loading techniques**](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/loading.htm)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2003, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-flash-pages/14904/9 "2003-03-04T09:56:16Z")
are you trying to link to .swf together, that is load a movie into another ? or simply switchin from one swf to another ?
try givin away the .fla file…