# Stop re-loading an already loaded movie

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-re-loading-an-already-loaded-movie/94238>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 10, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-re-loading-an-already-loaded-movie/94238 "2003-11-10T17:08:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![jondj24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@jondj24](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jondj24)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-re-loading-an-already-loaded-movie/94238/1 "2003-11-10T17:08:56Z")

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Is there a script that can cancel out re-loading a loaded .swf? i have 4 buttons which load 4 different .swfs, so when you click on button one, movie one loads, but if the user clicks on button one again the movie re-loads again…

how can i stop this so that it recognizes that that movie is already open?

thanks,  
jondj24