# Load swf from xml

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-swf-from-xml/248715>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 11, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-swf-from-xml/248715 "2008-01-11T00:37:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-swf-from-xml/248715/1 "2008-01-11T00:37:47Z")

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How do you format xml to load an external .swf rather than an html link?

```auto
<?xml version="1.0"?> 
<menu> 
   <parent title="kirupaPicks"> 
	<child>
		<title>kirupa.com</title>
		<link>http://www.kirupa.com</link>
	</child>
   </parent> 
</menu>

```

I tried

```auto
<link>loaderMC.loadMovie("part1.swf");</link>

```

But it doesn’t like that.