# Loading GIFs into MovieClips... no reaction?

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 28, 2005, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-gifs-into-movieclips-no-reaction/156869 "2005-07-28T13:49:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-gifs-into-movieclips-no-reaction/156869/1 "2005-07-28T13:49:00Z")

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Greetings, all-

I’m using the following code to load two gif images into two movieclips (I used the sample code from the flash help and adjusted it a bit):

> //---------------------------------------’  
> var team1\_img\_file = “hamburg.gif”;  
> var team2\_img\_file = “gladbach.gif”;  
> //---------------------------------------’  
> \_layer2.createEmptyMovieClip(“team1logo”,0);  
> with(“team1logo”) {  
> createEmptyMovieClip(“container1”,0);  
> container1.loadMovie(team1\_img\_file);  
> };  
> //---------------------------------------’  
> \_layer2.createEmptyMovieClip(“team2logo”,0);  
> with(“team2logo”) {  
> createEmptyMovieClip(“container2”,0);  
> container2.loadMovie(team2\_img\_file);  
> };  
> //---------------------------------------’

The gif images are in the same folder as the flash file- does flash require a physical path / full address?

The facts:

- I receive no error.
- “\_layer2” does exist and is not obscured by anything.
- using “this” instead of “\_layer2” gets the same result.
- the images don’t show up.

I am satisfied with every fact except the last. any ideas?

Thanks!