# SWF outside Flash

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-outside-flash/70856>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 18, 2004, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-outside-flash/70856 "2004-11-18T14:16:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![leonbk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leonbk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leonbk)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-outside-flash/70856/1 "2004-11-18T14:16:24Z")

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Hi there, I’m pretty new over here…, but I have a question… Can you control a swf file outside a flash file? I know it’s possible to load external swf inside an swf, but is it also possible to do it outside an swf?