# Playing swf with duplicate action inside another swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-swf-with-duplicate-action-inside-another-swf/26851>\
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**Created:** [July 27, 2003, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-swf-with-duplicate-action-inside-another-swf/26851 "2003-07-27T07:27:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9adbd/32.png) [@Michael\_Wolf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Michael_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-swf-with-duplicate-action-inside-another-swf/26851/1 "2003-07-27T07:27:56Z")

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I am trying to load an swf such as the ‘snow’ samples on kirupa into another swf.

When I do so, the duplicate action slows down to one at a time. The ‘snow’ swf works fine on its own, but not when loaded into another movie.

I know there is a simple solution. Does anyone have it??

Thanks

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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:** [July 27, 2003, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-swf-with-duplicate-action-inside-another-swf/26851/2 "2003-07-27T07:31:03Z")

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i don think there is a solution. When you import a swf, actionscript doesn’t work. You simply import the main timeline only (movieclips don’t play either)

maybe there is another way, but this is what i know so far 🙂

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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:** [July 27, 2003, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-swf-with-duplicate-action-inside-another-swf/26851/3 "2003-07-27T07:38:06Z")

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Does the actionscript stop working even when the parent swf is just scripting a loadmovie of the - in this case - snow swf into a target?

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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:** [July 27, 2003, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-swf-with-duplicate-action-inside-another-swf/26851/4 "2003-07-27T08:03:55Z")

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oh sorry i read your question wrongly

still not too sure if i understand your question correctly, you said it works fine on it’s own, does that mean that it stops working completely when loaded?

if so…

no it shouldn’t stop working. check your script - sometimes if you call an object with \_root (in snow swf) you may end up trying to call one in parent swf. try changing \_root to \_parent 🙂