# Loading/ Unloading external swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-unloading-external-swf/277147>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 8, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-unloading-external-swf/277147 "2008-12-08T16:06:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dan008](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@Dan008](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dan008)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-unloading-external-swf/277147/1 "2008-12-08T16:06:45Z")

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hi there,

anyone could help me on this, I am loading an external swf file into my main swf movie with a button. But I donot know how to unload it. Here are the scripts.

on (release) {loadMovie(“Main content.swf”,“Main1”);  
}

Main1 = the holder on the stage

Please help. Thanks