# Annoying external menu

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/annoying-external-menu/32694
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [October 10, 2003, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/annoying-external-menu/32694 "2003-10-10T00:45:21Z")
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### Author: ![luthan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@luthan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/luthan)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2003, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/annoying-external-menu/32694/1 "2003-10-10T00:45:21Z")

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ok i have an external swf that is my menu. This swf has a movie clip that contains the nav. buttons. i need those buttons to load movies into the movie clip that is in my main swf.

i use this line for the buttons to load the movie

on (release){  
\_root.contents.loadMovie(“pictures.swf”);  
}

but this doesnt work. if i put a button outside the movie clip that holds the buttons this line works.  
what am i doing wrong?