# Loading an external .swf into a pre-existing .swf

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-an-external-swf-into-a-pre-existing-swf/269798
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [September 1, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-an-external-swf-into-a-pre-existing-swf/269798 "2008-09-01T20:29:00Z")
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### Author: ![Ohls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/59ef9b/32.png) [@Ohls](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ohls)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-an-external-swf-into-a-pre-existing-swf/269798/1 "2008-09-01T20:29:00Z")

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Hello,

What I wan’t to do is load a .swf into an existing .swf to keep down loadtimes. I’ve placed the visual representation of the actuall loading on the external .swf so all I need is how to do “on click, load this here”. Example: [http://www.hundsteg.se/kurser.html](http://www.hundsteg.se/kurser.html) (Actuall website I need this for, I’m redesigning it)

I would copy the elements/AS from the website above but it doesn’t work. So obviously I’ve missed something. What I’ve got is quite simply:

```auto
loadMovie("my_path/my_swf.swf", "stageloader");

```

“stageloader” being the instance name of a movieclip on the \_root containing a graphic at the size I want loaded loaded .swf’s to fit.

I remember following a tutorial when I did this the first time but I can’t find one that I can understand or follow to a working example. A link to a simple tutorial would be greatly appriciated if not another solution.

Thanks!