# Loadmovie question **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [February 18, 2004, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-question/101996 "2004-02-18T18:35:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lacuna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lacuna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lacuna)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2004, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-question/101996/1 "2004-02-18T18:35:43Z")
\_root.loadMovie(\_root.gamename, \_root.game); … that is the code im using to load a movie into an empty mc on the main .swf This code is in a movie that is also loaded from an empty mc in my main .swf ‘gamename’ is defined in the \_root movie and ‘game’ is the instance of the empty mc where I want it to load. However, when the swf loads, it just loads at 0,0 in my main .swf and not where the instance of game is located. What am I missing here? Thanks guys. ~ Seretha :love: ---
**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:** [February 18, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-question/101996/2 "2004-02-18T18:39:28Z")
well, Seretha, to answer your question, just remove \_root. from before the .loadMovie and you’re all good!! ~ Seretha :love: ---
**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:** [February 18, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-question/101996/3 "2004-02-18T18:40:32Z")
well thanks for the quick reply Seretha!!. (dont you love it when you ask a question after trying again and again to figure it out, only to figure it out immediatly after the post) ~ Seretha :love: