# createEmptyMovieClip replaces the entire MC

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createemptymovieclip-replaces-the-entire-mc/163886>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 27, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createemptymovieclip-replaces-the-entire-mc/163886 "2005-09-27T02:07:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![emolen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/94ad74/32.png) [@emolen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/emolen)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createemptymovieclip-replaces-the-entire-mc/163886/1 "2005-09-27T02:07:13Z")

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So I’m having a loading problem that should be easy to fix.  
My external swf is replacing everything in the mc that it loads into

my code:

col\_table2.onPress = function () {  
this.\_parent.\_parent.\_parent.createEmptyMovieClip(“container”,10);  
this.\_parent.\_parent.\_parent.loadMovie(“swf/col\_tbl1.swf”,“container”);  
this.\_parent.\_parent.\_parent.container.\_x = 100;  
this.\_parent.\_parent.\_parent.container.\_y = 100;  
}

I’ve tried directing it to the root, and to other MC’s along the way, and different depths and I think everything. I don’t even know where to go now. I’m working in flash8, I don’t think this could possibly make a difference, but…also the \_x and \_y values aren’t being read so I can’t change the position of the loaded MC. I’ve tried countless renditions of the code. I could really use a little help as such a simple thing is begining to drive me crazy.

any suggestions?