# Loaded SWF Won't Play Correctly

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**Created:** [June 12, 2004, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-swf-wont-play-correctly/112904 "2004-06-12T18:54:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![callon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8dc957/32.png) [@callon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/callon)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-swf-wont-play-correctly/112904/1 "2004-06-12T18:54:21Z")

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Hi all. I am relatively new to actionscripting and I seem to be having a problem getting an external swf to play in an empty MC. The external swf is called “index.swf” which contains a text box and scrollbar that I am trying to load into a MC called “emptyArticle”. Here’s the code:

onClipEvent (load) {  
loadMovie(“index.swf”, “emptyArticle”);  
}

The problem is that when I play the movie, “index.swf” does not play properly. It doesn’t appear until I reach the end of the time line and then tell the Flash Player to step back. Then it suddenly appears. So, basically, “index.swf” doesn’t appear during regular playback. If I tell Flash to load “index.swf” over the entire movie instead of into the MC, it plays fine with no problems, so I don’t think file corruption is an issue. . . Any ideas?