# Buttons in external swf

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-in-external-swf/185734
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**Created:** [April 15, 2006, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-in-external-swf/185734 "2006-04-15T23:55:04Z")
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### Author: ![hkp23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f6c823/32.png) [@hkp23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hkp23)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2006, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-in-external-swf/185734/1 "2006-04-15T23:55:04Z")

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Hi I’m building a side which loads external swf into one main swf (I combined various tutorials from this side)

The problem is that I have to load an external swf which contains buttons.  
Previously I loaded the swf like this:  
\_root.MC.loadMovie(“whatever.swf”); Buttons did work  
But now after finding an other tutorial I tried  
\_root.MC = “whatever.swf”; Movie loads too, but buttons don’t work

I fail to understand the difference between the to commands, I don’t have to much experience with flash, especially not with action script  
Thanks