# Loading external swf at start of movie

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swf-at-start-of-movie/111943>\
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**Created:** [June 1, 2004, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swf-at-start-of-movie/111943 "2004-06-01T22:42:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![GOLGO\_13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@GOLGO\_13](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GOLGO_13)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2004, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swf-at-start-of-movie/111943/1 "2004-06-01T22:42:56Z")

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i’ve designed a flash site, based on the **full site tutorial** here at [kirupa.com](http://kirupa.com). all my navigation buttons work fine . the main navigation buttons load external swfs into a blank clip on the main movie… and i’ve also got it set up so that a few of the external swfs load a second set of external swfs into the main movie. C:-)

now that all of that’s working… what i cant figure out how to do is:

[color=red] **how to get one of those external swfs to load into the the blank clip, at the START of the movie, with out pressing any buttons?** [/color]

while searching the forums here, came across this code:

```auto
onClipEvent (load) {
 _root.contents.loadMovie("start_page/start_index.swf")
}

```

now… that comes close to working – start\_index is loaded… _sorta…_ but it “blinks” on and off… and then none of the other navigation works.

And for some reason, when I change the external swf to load in the code,like this:

```auto
onClipEvent (load) {
 _root.contents.loadMovie("info/i_index.swf")
}

```

then NOTHING happens… the i\_index is NOT automatically loaded. most of the navigation then does not work at all. two of the external swfs will load and be visible for a brief second, then disappear. the rest dont load at all.

[color=red] **so… how do i get the start\_index to load automaticly… .and why does the changing the paticular .swf i load, make any difference?**  
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