Actionscript2 load an external .swf using a variable instead of url

[FrankieL]

Hello,

in my movie I can load another .swf by using the url:

loadMovie('htpp://www.example.com/example.swf', 1);

I would like to replace the url with a string variable

loadMovie('example-variable', 1);

but am not having much luck.

Thanks in advance for any solutions.

[Nig 13]

Having quotes around your variable makes Flash interpret is as just another string, so omit those quotes to make Flash recognize it as a variable. Also, a variable cannot have a dash/minus sign in its name, as dash/minus sign is interpreted as a Mathematical sign used to subtract values. Replace it with an underscore. Fixed code:

loadMovie(example_variable, 1);

[FrankieL]

Thank you Nig,
I tried your way earlier today and again just now, it doesn't work for me.
I have finally solved it using:

var url:String = example_variable;
var movieClip:MovieClip = createEmptyMovieClip("movieClip", 0);
movieClip.loadMovie(url);

[Nig 13]

I just pointed out the error made in the particular code you posted, and would've understood your problem in greater depth if you had posted your full contextual code, but I'm glad you've sorted it out