Can't get simple tween to work when loading swf into empty movie clip

programming flash
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I have 3 buttons on the stage that load external swfs. I cannot get the swfs to tween in. I don’t think I am targeting the right object. I have a empty movie clip on the stage called loader_mc but I think I need to target the loaded swf instead. Code below

 ActionScript Code:
 [FONT=Courier New][LEFT][COLOR=#0000ff]import[/COLOR] fl.[COLOR=#000080]transitions[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]Tween[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#0000ff]import[/COLOR] fl.[COLOR=#000080]transitions[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]easing[/COLOR].*;

[COLOR=#000000]var[/COLOR] inTween:Tween;
[COLOR=#000000]var[/COLOR] outTween:Tween;

[COLOR=#000000]var[/COLOR] SWFLoader:Loader = [COLOR=#000000]new[/COLOR] LoaderCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]var[/COLOR] SWFRequest:URLRequest = [COLOR=#000000]new[/COLOR] URLRequestCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]var[/COLOR] SWFRequest2:URLRequest = [COLOR=#000000]new[/COLOR] URLRequestCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]var[/COLOR] SWFRequest3:URLRequest = [COLOR=#000000]new[/COLOR] URLRequestCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];

nav1_mc.[COLOR=#000080]addEventListener[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]MouseEvent.[COLOR=#000080]CLICK[/COLOR], nav1_mc_CLICK[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#000000]function[/COLOR] nav1_mc_CLICKCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR]:[COLOR=#0000ff]void[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
SWFLoader.[COLOR=#0000ff]load[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
loader_mc.[COLOR=#000080]addChild[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
inTween = [COLOR=#000000]new[/COLOR] Tween[COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]loader_mc, [COLOR=#ff0000]“alpha”[/COLOR],None.[COLOR=#000080]easeNone[/COLOR],[COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR],[COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR],[COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR],[COLOR=#000000]true[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]

nav2_mc.[COLOR=#000080]addEventListener[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]MouseEvent.[COLOR=#000080]CLICK[/COLOR], nav2_mc_CLICK[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#000000]function[/COLOR] nav2_mc_CLICKCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR]:[COLOR=#0000ff]void[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
SWFLoader.[COLOR=#0000ff]load[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
loader_mc.[COLOR=#000080]addChild[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
loader_mc.[COLOR=#000080]alpha[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR];
inTween = [COLOR=#000000]new[/COLOR] Tween[COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]loader_mc, [COLOR=#ff0000]“alpha”[/COLOR],None.[COLOR=#000080]easeNone[/COLOR],[COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR],[COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR],[COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR],[COLOR=#000000]true[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]

nav3_mc.[COLOR=#000080]addEventListener[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]MouseEvent.[COLOR=#000080]CLICK[/COLOR], nav3_mc_CLICK[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#000000]function[/COLOR] nav3_mc_CLICKCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR]:[COLOR=#0000ff]void[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
SWFLoader.[COLOR=#0000ff]load[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
loader_mc.[COLOR=#000080]addChild[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
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Im struggling to properly ‘target’ movie clips in an externally loaded swf - Something Ive be doing loads in as2 but cant get right in as3. When I trace out the objects of my movie the loaded clip isnt where I thought…

I load it into a holderMC & it appears on the stage. But tracing it I get something like this:

holderMC.instance9.myMcIwantToTarget.

it’s shoved an ‘instance9’ in between.

whats that all about???