# Open swf file

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-swf-file/282077
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [February 17, 2009, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-swf-file/282077 "2009-02-17T11:07:42Z")
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### Author: ![arvindmewara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9d8465/32.png) [@arvindmewara](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arvindmewara)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2009, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-swf-file/282077/1 "2009-02-17T11:07:42Z")

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from my main.swf I want to open up a new play.swf window, while keeping my main.swf still open, but everytime I use loadMovie(),it opens up the play.swf and closes the other main.swf. how to achieve this(don’t want to open in Internet Explorer, it should open standalone in flash player)