# loadMovie vs. LoadMovieNum
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-vs-loadmovienum/26450
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 23, 2003, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-vs-loadmovienum/26450 "2003-07-23T05:07:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@session9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/session9)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-vs-loadmovienum/26450/1 "2003-07-23T05:07:56Z")
Whats the difference between loadMovie() and loadMovieNum()?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-vs-loadmovienum/26450/2 "2003-07-23T05:10:33Z")
loadMovie - loads a swf or jpg into a target movie clip
loadMovieNum - loads a swf or jpg into a level
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-vs-loadmovienum/26450/3 "2003-07-23T05:10:52Z")
loadMovie() loads to an empty movie clip symbol in Flash.
loadMovieNum() loads to an empty level in Flash.
[edit]claudio beat me[/edit]
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-vs-loadmovienum/26450/4 "2003-07-23T05:13:02Z")
Ah hah! Gotcha, thanks again!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-vs-loadmovienum/26450/5 "2003-07-23T05:13:48Z")
Im fast… or maybe just bored
😛