# Load component problem
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-component-problem/12277
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [January 29, 2003, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-component-problem/12277 "2003-01-29T04:08:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@catalas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/catalas)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2003, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-component-problem/12277/1 "2003-01-29T04:08:14Z")
Hi all,
```
I have developed a component.swf and the component has set "export for action script", "export in first frame" and with identifier "myComponent".
I loaded this file into my application.swf. In the application.swf, I try to use the component by a_movie_clip.attachMovie("myComponent", abc, 1).
But it fail. Can anyone help me?? Thz.
```
Catalas
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2003, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-component-problem/12277/2 "2003-01-29T04:53:43Z")
HI,
Actually, I don’t know I can do this not.
:q:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2003, 5:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-component-problem/12277/3 "2003-01-29T05:01:51Z")
Well I don’t know if I get what you are trying to do but if abc is the new name of the attached clip you need to put that in quotes… “abc”
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2003, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-component-problem/12277/4 "2003-01-29T06:45:54Z")
Sorry, I forget to quote abc…But I have add it in my flash.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2003, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-component-problem/12277/5 "2003-01-29T06:49:28Z")
Can you post example files?
Are you using an actual component? Or did you create your own component? Or is component just the name of the file?
Also, when loading a movie into another movie the \_root will become the \_root of the main movie, so you will need to use \_parent instead inside the loaded movie.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2003, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-component-problem/12277/6 "2003-01-29T06:57:26Z")
Hi,
I have attached the file, pls help me.
In the source file, there is a component “FPushButtonSymbol”, I want to attach this component into the main file. But I fail.
:hangover:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2003, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-component-problem/12277/7 "2003-01-29T07:05:08Z")
YOu need to do the attachMovie code inside the source.fla file. I think the only way you can attach a movie from another library is to use Shared Libraries. I don’t know how to do that though, and I don’t know if it works how I am thinking.
Check the attachment to see what I mean about using attachMovie in the same movie.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2003, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-component-problem/12277/8 "2003-01-29T07:14:04Z")
:love:
Hi,
I will check about shared library, thousand thx to lostinbeta
Catalas
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2003, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-component-problem/12277/9 "2003-01-29T07:23:18Z")
No problem. I wish I could help more with Shared Libraries, but I have never used them or read up on them ☹
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2003, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-component-problem/12277/10 "2003-01-29T07:32:24Z")
Hi,
I have checked the shared library, it seems not helpful in my case, because the shared library is used in development process.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2003, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-component-problem/12277/11 "2003-01-29T07:37:34Z")
Oh ok, then it seems you can’t do it :-\
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2003, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-component-problem/12277/12 "2003-01-29T09:33:35Z")
:love:
Hi,
I will check about shared library, thousand thx to lostinbeta
Catalas