# Load flash in a flash

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-flash-in-a-flash/1062
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 7, 2002, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-flash-in-a-flash/1062 "2002-08-07T18:36:59Z")
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### Author: ![jonathanhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@jonathanhe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jonathanhe)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2002, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-flash-in-a-flash/1062/1 "2002-08-07T18:36:59Z")

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I am trying to load a flash in a flash file. I can load  
any flash file with loadMovieNum(), however, i cannot  
specify the movie location with this method.

I tried \_root.creativeEmptyMovieClip and loadMovie()  
but failed. Can anyone tell me why?

My .fla file can be found at:

[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~hyjin/flash/test.fla](http://www.dartmouth.edu/~hyjin/flash/test.fla)

Thanks a lot!

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### 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 7, 2002, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-flash-in-a-flash/1062/2 "2002-08-07T19:45:53Z")

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this works:

(just a little syntax error) you must also make sure that your movie clip you are loading has its location at 0,0 so that you can position it accurately.

on (release) {  
\_parent.createEmptyMovieClip(“container”, 1);  
\_parent.container.loadMovie(“dance.swf”);  
\_parent.container.\_x = 10;  
\_parent.container.\_y = 60;   
}

-z

[swf=“[http://www.zerium.com/flash/logo1.swf](http://www.zerium.com/flash/logo1.swf) height=25 width=255”][/swf]

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### 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 8, 2002, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-flash-in-a-flash/1062/3 "2002-08-08T00:53:50Z")

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Thanks a lot! It works now. 🙂