# Problem with load movie

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-load-movie/73577>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 17, 2004, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-load-movie/73577 "2004-12-17T21:01:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![steinberginc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@steinberginc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/steinberginc)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-load-movie/73577/1 "2004-12-17T21:01:26Z")

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I followed this tutorial here. It works for me only when I load a .jpg file. What do have to do different in MX 2004 to load an external .swf file in.

[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/loading.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/loading.htm)

I tried this script already with no success… ☹

onClipEvent (load) {  
loadMovie(“blackdove\_flash\_tv1b\_mc.swf”, “container1”);  
}