# When externaly loading an swf, pointing to a particular frame
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-externaly-loading-an-swf-pointing-to-a-particular-frame/62752
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 31, 2004, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-externaly-loading-an-swf-pointing-to-a-particular-frame/62752 "2004-08-31T02:29:30Z")
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### Author:  [@malidia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/malidia)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2004, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-externaly-loading-an-swf-pointing-to-a-particular-frame/62752/1 "2004-08-31T02:29:30Z")
Okay, i was curious, (cause this would help me a lot) \> if you are loading an external swf to a target or container or what have you, can point it to a particuar frame or scene in that swf?
thank you,
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2004, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-externaly-loading-an-swf-pointing-to-a-particular-frame/62752/2 "2004-08-31T09:01:49Z")
just \_root.mycontainer.gotoAndPlay(4);
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2004, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-externaly-loading-an-swf-pointing-to-a-particular-frame/62752/3 "2004-08-31T14:13:58Z")
cool, that helps. :thumb:
what about an swf loaded into a blank movie clip without a container:q:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2004, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-externaly-loading-an-swf-pointing-to-a-particular-frame/62752/4 "2004-08-31T16:54:41Z")
even a blank movieclip has to have a name. same thing
\_root.createEmptyMovieClip(…
\_root.myblankmovieclip.loadmovie(“ddd.swf”);
wait while it loads.
then
\_root.myblankmovieclip.gotoAndPlay(4);
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2004, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-externaly-loading-an-swf-pointing-to-a-particular-frame/62752/5 "2004-08-31T17:59:44Z")
okay, then if i had this random swf code like this:
choice = Math.round(Math.random()\*5);
switch (choice) {
case 0 :
location.loadMovie(“image0.swf”);
break;
case 1 :
location.loadMovie(“image1.swf”);
break;
case 2 :
location.loadMovie(“image2.swf”);
break;
case 3 :
location.loadMovie(“image3.swf”);
break;
case 4 :
location.loadMovie(“image4.swf”);
break;
case 5 :
location.loadMovie(“image5.swf”);
break;
}
then, i would put \_root.location.gotoAndPlay(4); after each location.loadMovie(“image0.swf”)
but then, wouldn’t it hit the first from of the swf then go to and play 4? or would i just go to and play 4?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2004, 4:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-externaly-loading-an-swf-pointing-to-a-particular-frame/62752/6 "2004-09-01T04:12:02Z")
> [@malidia](#):
>
> okay, then if i had this random swf code like this:
>
> choice = Math.round(Math.random()\*5);
> switch (choice) {
> case 0 :
> location.loadMovie(“image0.swf”);
> break;
> case 1 :
> location.loadMovie(“image1.swf”);
> break;
> case 2 :
> location.loadMovie(“image2.swf”);
> break;
> case 3 :
> location.loadMovie(“image3.swf”);
> break;
> case 4 :
> location.loadMovie(“image4.swf”);
> break;
> case 5 :
> location.loadMovie(“image5.swf”);
> break;
> }
>
> then, i would put \_root.location.gotoAndPlay(4); after each location.loadMovie(“image0.swf”)
>
> but then, wouldn’t it hit the first from of the swf then go to and play 4? or would i just go to and play 4?
frame 1-10 ( do anything )
frame 11 ( \_root.oMovie.loadMovie"image5.swf"); )
frame 13 ( if(\_root.oMovie.bytes \< total bytes etc) go back to **frame 12** )
frame 14-25 ( do anything )
sometimes .bytes and total bytes are less than 0 or -1 so watchout for that