# Loadmovie vs. MovieClipLoader

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-vs-moviecliploader/266017>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 15, 2008, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-vs-moviecliploader/266017 "2008-07-15T15:58:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![juls034](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@juls034](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/juls034)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-vs-moviecliploader/266017/1 "2008-07-15T15:58:06Z")

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I have a flash document in which I’d like to add external swf files that would ideally open in a rectangle shaped movie clip (“myContainer”) later in the timeline. I have 6 individual buttons set up so that they take you to the cooresponding movie clip and play them. I have 6 movies total. I’ve tried using the loadmovie function, but it keeps giving me an error about not being able to locate my file even though the path is correct. Should I be using a different script?

\*\*Here’s the script I’m using: \*\*

loadMovie(“Desktop/Movies/CHOPFolder/CHOP\_skin.swf”, “myContainer”);

**Here’s the error I’m getting:**

Error opening URL ‘file:///Macintosh%20HD/Users/palinkas/Desktop/Desktop/Movies/CHOPFolder/CHOP\_skin.swf’