# loadMovie help **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [July 23, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-help/26491 "2003-07-23T16:37:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![grandsp5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@grandsp5](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grandsp5)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-help/26491/1 "2003-07-23T16:37:38Z")
I am trying to load another swf file into my movie clip. It works but it always loads with the top left point of the swf file in the bottom right corner of my movie clip. In other words, how do I change the registration point of where it loads to? In addition, when I load another movie clip into a movie clip with the instance name “loader”, will the new movie still have the instance name loader or something different? Any help is greatly appreaciated. Anand ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-help/26491/2 "2003-07-23T17:09:16Z")
You can’t! You should position the movieClip that it loads into so it loads into the right place! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-help/26491/3 "2003-07-23T17:11:31Z")
Ok. Thanks. I gave up trying and I just reset the position of the loaded movie every time using onClipEvent(data). That works but I was just wondering if there was an easier way to do it ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-help/26491/4 "2003-07-23T17:35:26Z")
Another quick question: Is there any way to change the instance name of a a movie clip using action script? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-help/26491/5 "2003-07-23T17:48:45Z")
[http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action\_scripts/actionscript\_dictionary/actionscript\_dictionary541.html](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action_scripts/actionscript_dictionary/actionscript_dictionary541.html) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-help/26491/6 "2003-07-23T18:00:48Z")
Yeah but that only returns the name. Can I use that to change it as well? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-help/26491/7 "2003-07-23T18:12:48Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-help/26491/8 "2003-07-23T18:14:32Z")
perfect. for the syntax, it would just be movie.\_name = newname; or movie.\_name(newname);? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-help/26491/9 "2003-07-23T18:19:30Z")
You use a string. 😉 [AS]myOldInstanceName.\_name = “myNewInstanceName”;[/AS] ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-help/26491/10 "2003-07-23T18:22:03Z")
duh. right. thanks a lot ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-help/26491/11 "2003-07-23T18:22:39Z")
forgot my data types there ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-help/26491/12 "2003-07-23T18:23:28Z")
😛 No problem. =)