# \_root issue...please help?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-issue-please-help/143632
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**Created:** [April 7, 2005, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-issue-please-help/143632 "2005-04-07T15:29:59Z")
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#### Post date: [April 7, 2005, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-issue-please-help/143632/1 "2005-04-07T15:29:59Z")

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Greetings everyone,

as a beginner 2 Flash, i’m currently facing a pressing problem in Flash MX 2004 which i will outline below, thank you for the attention.

Right, suppose i have two flash document. For example, “a.fla” and “b.fla”

In each of the “\*.fla”, there is an empty movie clip with an instance name “contentArea\_mc” and “detailArea\_mc” respectively.

Ok now, i believe ya guys has tried this before, by attaching an actionscript (that will load another “\*swf” to the empty movie clip) to one of the button in either documents.

Well, everything works separately.

That is, In “a.fla”, i click on this button that will load “test.swf” inside this empty movie clip “contentArea\_mc” - The swf loads without a problem.

That is, In “b.fla”, i click on this button that will load “test-02.swf” inside this empty movie clip “detailArea\_mc” - The swf loads without a problem.

However, “test-02.swf” inside “detailArea\_mc” will not be displayed when i click any of the buttons after it was loaded in “ContentArea\_mc”

Anyone knows the solution? Thank you and have a nice day, kirupa community!

P.S: I somehow remember this having to do with FLASH MX 2004 can’t determine the correct **\_root** pathway in flash document if there is more than 2 movie clips that needs to load in subsequent level. Ring a bell? It was even brought up in “FLASH MX 2004 KILLER TIPS” book that i returned a while ago. Argh!!