# loadMovie problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-problem/28066>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 9, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-problem/28066 "2003-08-09T17:16:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![RussianBeer](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/russianbeer/32/152_2.png) [@RussianBeer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RussianBeer)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-problem/28066/1 "2003-08-09T17:16:20Z")

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OKay,  
Here it goes:

I got a bunch of Mc’s , each named tnholder1, tnholder2… etc…  
Same goes for their instance names. on tnholder1 I got the following code

onClipEvent (load){  
\_root.tnholder1.loadMovie(“a1.jpg”);  
}

but it just loads … nothing… the mc (which is a black square, dissapears completle…!

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**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:** [August 9, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-problem/28066/2 "2003-08-09T17:27:54Z")

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Can i see FLA

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**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:** [August 9, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-problem/28066/3 "2003-08-09T17:29:45Z")

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sures 🙂

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**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:** [August 9, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-problem/28066/4 "2003-08-09T17:36:51Z")

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my bad with frist anwser but this works/tested:

Use this actionscript in the timeline of the swf  
\_root.tnholder1.loadMovie(“a1.jpg”)

and a1.jpg is in the same location as the swf

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**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:** [August 9, 2003, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-problem/28066/5 "2003-08-09T18:11:44Z")

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worked, thanks I am so dumb  
I cant beleive I forgot to try it that way!  
THANKS!

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**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:** [August 9, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-problem/28066/6 "2003-08-09T19:54:54Z")

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one more ?  
I gave tnholder one another script:

on (release){  
loadMovie(“b1.jpg”, “holder”);  
}

So it would load an image… any Idea why this dosent work?

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**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:** [August 9, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-problem/28066/7 "2003-08-09T20:10:50Z")

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on (release){  
\_root.holder.loadMovie(“b1.jpg”);  
}

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**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:** [August 9, 2003, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-problem/28066/8 "2003-08-09T20:11:45Z")

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Am I dumb or what…?  
Thanks man!