# Open a new flash movie from existing?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-a-new-flash-movie-from-existing/280359>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 26, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-a-new-flash-movie-from-existing/280359 "2009-01-26T18:39:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![jrotondo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/jrotondo/32/3347_2.png) [@jrotondo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jrotondo)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-a-new-flash-movie-from-existing/280359/1 "2009-01-26T18:39:09Z")

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I’ve created a fullscreen Flash .exe. I want to be able to build a button that can allow you to close the exiting movie and open a new one (kinda like Lingo’s OpenMovie command).

I’m sure there’s an easy way to do this in AS, I just can’t find it. Can anyone help out?

Thanks,  
JR