# URGENT: I need help linking an external video

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-i-need-help-linking-an-external-video/242315>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 24, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-i-need-help-linking-an-external-video/242315 "2007-10-24T18:16:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Annie\_Weiss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@Annie\_Weiss](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Annie_Weiss)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-i-need-help-linking-an-external-video/242315/1 "2007-10-24T18:16:11Z")

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I’m new to the Flash program and I need help with linking an external video to my flash document.

I used a Media display component with no buttons, just the display.

I can’t get the video to play within the swf file format.

I also tried frame anchors and that didn’t work.

Can someone please help me out?

Also, I’m not very familiar with Action Script.