# Loading movieclip help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-movieclip-help/98268>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 5, 2004, 9:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-movieclip-help/98268 "2004-01-05T09:59:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![cartoonfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@cartoonfox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cartoonfox)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 9:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-movieclip-help/98268/1 "2004-01-05T09:59:32Z")

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hi, i need help (yes, again :D)

i want to load a movieclip into a blank movieclip once the root stops at a certain frame.

here is the code i have on the frame.

```auto

stop();
_root.loader.gotoAndStop(1);
chosen = "mc1";

```

i wasnt sure how to give an instance name to a movieclip which isnt being used (only loaded) but i tried the linkage and called it mc1, it didnt work!  
loader is the instance name of the blank movieclip.

any help would be great.

thanks.