AttachMovie from one swf to another via Local Connections

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I’m having difficulty using AttachMovie method from one swf to another. Here’s the code I’m using.

Sender swf

btn.onRelease = function():Void  {
    var senderLC:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();
    senderLC.send("targetObj", "doThis");
}

Receiver swf

var receiverLC:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();

receiverLC.doThis = function() {

    this.attachMovie("button", "button", this.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:980, _y:534});
};
receiverLC.connect("targetObj");

And for the record, the AttachMovie action works just fine outside this function. That’s not the issue.

Any help is greatly appreciated.