# Multiple Clips

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-clips/19893>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 2, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-clips/19893 "2003-05-02T15:23:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Escape](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f475e1/32.png) [@Escape](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Escape)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-clips/19893/1 "2003-05-02T15:23:57Z")

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To anyone who can help this newbie 🙂

Here is my problem:

I want to create an intro screen using and external Flash file (.swf) to run on top of the current background. In the external clip I have an Anim-FX clip with a transparent background.

My background movie has multiple layers that is transitioning (fading) and I use the loadmovie method to bring the external move on the stage. On the top layer I create a movie container to hold the external movie (.swf)

I don’t want to use a button to fire the instance I want it to start at a certain frame when it reaches the action script: loadmove(“external.swf”, movieMC); movieMC is my instance to hold the external flash clip.

For some reason this does not work. Can anyone shed a light on this cause honestly I don’t have a clue… I’m really new to this stuff. Give me C++ VB++ ASM I can do it… lol…

Thanks in advance to you all. Great Forum BTW!!

Escape

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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:** [May 3, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-clips/19893/2 "2003-05-03T14:59:15Z")

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Hi,  
Try :

[AS] movieMC.loadMovie(“external.swf”,1);[/AS]

Hope that helps

SteveD