# loadMovie and play in AS3.0

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-and-play-in-as3-0/270028
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [September 4, 2008, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-and-play-in-as3-0/270028 "2008-09-04T12:07:32Z")
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### Author: ![deluxmilkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@deluxmilkman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deluxmilkman)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2008, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-and-play-in-as3-0/270028/1 "2008-09-04T12:07:32Z")

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hello,

this is what I wanna do. it`s very simple and working(obviously).

```auto

target_mc.loadMovie("my_mc.swf");
target_mc.play();

```

and now this is what I wrote in AS 3.0, and not working.

```auto

var ldr:Loader = new Loader();
ldr.load(new URLRequest("my_mc.swf"));

my_mc.addChild(ldr);

my_mc.play();

```

can anyone help me?

Thank you.