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

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 23, 2008, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-get-simple-tween-to-work-when-loading-swf-into-empty-movie-clip/255467 "2008-03-23T04:50:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![digitalnamo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8dc957/32.png) [@digitalnamo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/digitalnamo)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2008, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-get-simple-tween-to-work-when-loading-swf-into-empty-movie-clip/255467/1 "2008-03-23T04:50:49Z")

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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]  
[/LEFT]  
[/FONT]

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**Author:** ![eoj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/85e7bf/32.png) [@eoj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eoj)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-get-simple-tween-to-work-when-loading-swf-into-empty-movie-clip/255467/2 "2008-07-07T14:06:54Z")

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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???