# Load movie problem
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-problem/2466
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [March 29, 2002, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-problem/2466 "2002-03-29T08:49:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2002, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-problem/2466/1 "2002-03-29T08:49:14Z")
mmmm I’m stuck here, the problem is the load movie command isn’t working for me. I made a movie and at the end it loads another movie that works fine, however I simply want to load another movie at the end of the second one.
So far I have three movies and I can only get two of them to link together, not the third one aswell, could somebody take a look for me I’d be seriously grateful…
[mysite.freeserve.com/flas…quare.html](http://mysite.freeserve.com/flashflash/redsquare.html)
I’ll mail it to anyone who’s interested if ok.
Many thanks
Simon 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2002, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-problem/2466/2 "2002-03-29T10:44:35Z")
Send me all three Flash FLA files… I’ll take a look. I’d prefer it if they were zipped first
[upuaut@centerspin.com](mailto:upuaut@centerspin.com)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2002, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-problem/2466/3 "2002-03-29T15:25:04Z")
Thanks Upu I have sent the fla’s 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2002, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-problem/2466/4 "2002-03-29T15:46:58Z")
Hypothetically speaking, if you put a “load movie” command at the end of the second movie it should do the trick.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2002, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-problem/2466/5 "2002-03-29T15:55:06Z")
that’s exactly what I’m thinking, the funny thing is I’ve tried it on all the layers of the second movie and it wont have it for some reason.
Also the movie loops which I dont want, so I add a stop then a load movie after that… then all I get is a stop and no load mov ?
I cant figure this one even though I’m certain it’s just something stupid and ovbious I’m missing.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2002, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-problem/2466/6 "2002-03-29T16:00:22Z")
Have you tried loading the movie then stopping instead of stopping and then loading the movie?
I’m not sure if that actually matters (and, if I remember correctly, it doesn’t as long as they’re on the same frame), but give it a shot…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2002, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-problem/2466/7 "2002-03-29T16:18:32Z")
wow, I think I could be my own worst enemy here.
I found out why it wouldn’t work, my first movie is a html page on the net, this then loads the second movie which is a swf. I was putting my load movie at the end of the swf file and trying to load another html file, I changed it to load the same movie3 but in swf format and bingo it works, phew.
Could anyone advise me a little I’m not sure whether I should stick with html or will just as many people be able to view the swf version. Also is it right that I couldn’t load a html page from a swf page?
Any thoughts are always appreciated 😉
Simon
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2002, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-problem/2466/8 "2002-03-30T00:37:12Z")
:lol: ! ouch man… I was just about to get into that bad boy when I read this. I’ll still take a look around, but I’m glad to know you figured that one out. 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2002, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-problem/2466/9 "2002-03-30T00:47:33Z")
You can get a HTML page from within a Flash movie (swf) by using the getURL() command. There are a multitude of tutes and posts on how to use getURL().
Cheers!
-Niann
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2002, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-problem/2466/10 "2002-03-30T06:49:39Z")
Html is tricky. Remember that most html tags will not work properly. It’s only pre 1983 scripts that work.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2002, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-problem/2466/11 "2002-03-30T08:22:05Z")
Hey I’m preety pleased I figured that out, I got there in the end pheewwwww 🙂
Thanks for the comments they all help honestly!!!
Lastley Upu says pre 1983 scripts will work? what’s that all about then, I’d have presummed that as time advanced so too would scripts mmmmmmmm?
Thanks again all
Simon
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2002, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-problem/2466/12 "2002-03-30T10:56:52Z")
Flash will understand some basic HTML is what I mean. You can’t for instance set up a table in html, import it into flash and have flash understand what that is. Altering font type, color, creating href links, and things like that are ok though.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2002, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-problem/2466/13 "2002-03-30T11:23:35Z")
I understand what you mean… thanks Upu
also tis another sunny day!! 🙂