# \_root problems

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-problems/70469
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 14, 2004, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-problems/70469 "2004-11-14T16:35:35Z")
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### Author: ![electra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eada6e/32.png) [@electra](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/electra)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2004, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-problems/70469/1 "2004-11-14T16:35:35Z")

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Hi,

I´m new in actionsript and I have a problem with \_root.  
I have a swf. with two MC en the main stage: Mc\_menu and Mc\_pages. The Mc\_menu has several buttons with the code “\_root.pages=2” which moves the different pages that are in the Mc\_pages. If I publish the fla. it works perfectly.

Now, when I wanted to load this swf into another with “loadmovie” with an empty MC the pages stop working… I guess is because of the rutes, but i don´t know how to refer them correctly.

What I have right now is: in the main stage an empty MC and a button with the code:

on (release) {  
loadMovie(“pres.swf”, “mc\_empty”);  
}

and the external swf (pres.swf) that I want to load into it, which I explain before.

Can someone help me correct the code (\_root.pages=2) so it can work as it should? ![](http://www.subflash.com/foro/images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif)

I hope I was clear…

Thanks