# loadMovie()

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie/97362>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 21, 2003, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie/97362 "2003-12-21T07:42:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![sebastien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@sebastien](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sebastien)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie/97362/1 "2003-12-21T07:42:33Z")

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hey guys, this is what im trying to do

in the same directory on my FTP, there is a .swf animation.

now, i want to load that swf animation inside a flash movie called "mainFlashMovie :).

my question is, how would i build a preloader for the animation only, not the whole “mainFlashMovie” file.

this is what i got thus far.

i have a movie clip name CMovie instance “CMovie”  
And in a frame i have:

loadMovie(“ae.swf”,\_root.Cmovie);

this will load my animation in the movie clip CMovie, but thing is i’ve looked at the preloader tutorials on here, but i cant understand how to make one just for that animation instead of the whole thing

thx  
-sebastien