# .swf in .swf
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-in-swf/21197
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 18, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-in-swf/21197 "2003-05-18T18:45:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@chris9902](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chris9902)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-in-swf/21197/1 "2003-05-18T18:45:29Z")
how do you make .swf files inside .swf files
say i have a movie but want a music bar can i make a new .swf and make it load by itself inside my main .swf.
then just upload both .swf files.
:-\
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-in-swf/21197/2 "2003-05-18T18:55:43Z")
This should do the trick
```auto
createEmptyMovieClip("musicBarHolder", 1);
musicBarHolder.loadMovie("musicbar.swf");
//then you may also want to position the clip
musicBarHolder._x = 100;
musicBarHolder._y = 320;
```
here is a tutorial on the loading external .swfs
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/full\_site.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/full_site.htm)
hope that helps
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-in-swf/21197/3 "2003-05-18T19:02:53Z")
thats great, now i can load my site properly
now i can work on small parts and build it up
thanks alot
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2003, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-in-swf/21197/4 "2003-05-19T03:14:39Z")
Cool, I actually helped somebody :beam: