# Loading external SWF files

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swf-files/328223>\
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**Created:** [April 29, 2012, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swf-files/328223 "2012-04-29T11:56:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Antsuperhack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Antsuperhack](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Antsuperhack)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swf-files/328223/1 "2012-04-29T11:56:06Z")

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[LEFT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]I’m using this code to unload a swf file and go back to the main menu. The main menu has no trouble loading the external swf files but for some reason unloading just doesn’t work :s[/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT]  
[COLOR=#00008B]var[/COLOR] [COLOR=#2B91AF]BaseMovie[/COLOR]:[COLOR=#2B91AF]MovieClip[/COLOR] = parent.parent [COLOR=#00008B]as[/COLOR] [COLOR=#2B91AF]MovieClip[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#2B91AF]BaseMovie[/COLOR].loader.unload();