# External swf calling another external swf **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 30, 2004, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-calling-another-external-swf/117775 "2004-07-30T06:21:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ee7513/32.png) [@kwing](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kwing)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-calling-another-external-swf/117775/1 "2004-07-30T06:21:30Z")
i have a question, is it possible for an external swf loaded in the main movie calls another external swf? Thanks a lot! guys! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Inflicted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/82dd89/32.png) [@Inflicted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Inflicted)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-calling-another-external-swf/117775/2 "2004-07-30T11:32:29Z")
offcourse it is! ---
**Author:** ![ShinFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@ShinFu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ShinFu)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-calling-another-external-swf/117775/3 "2004-07-30T12:30:33Z")
regarding this i have a problem… it doesnt work. if its possible, i am doing something wrong… plz help :jail: [forum posting](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64576) ---
**Author:** ![Inflicted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/82dd89/32.png) [@Inflicted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Inflicted)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-calling-another-external-swf/117775/4 "2004-07-30T12:40:17Z")
Have you tried “\_parent”? Otherwise post the fla. ---
**Author:** ![amanuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@amanuo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/amanuo)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-calling-another-external-swf/117775/5 "2004-07-30T12:53:29Z")
All you need to do is make sure you got the linkage right. When you load an external swf into an mc (instance name: target) then the path of that loaded swf is **\_root.target**. So when the target2 is in the root, the link from the external swf should be **\_root.target2** , not **target2** or someting. ---
**Author:** ![ShinFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@ShinFu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ShinFu)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-calling-another-external-swf/117775/6 "2004-07-30T15:50:02Z")
here comes the fla… you have to render the maincontent.fla first. i left the main.swf like it was in the beginning so it only works as standalone,not when loaded with the loader.swf something is missing and a animation is stuck in a loop but it has nothing to do with the loading func :whistle: ---
**Author:** ![Inflicted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/82dd89/32.png) [@Inflicted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Inflicted)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-calling-another-external-swf/117775/7 "2004-07-30T17:16:37Z")
What exactly is not working? ---
**Author:** ![ShinFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@ShinFu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ShinFu)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-calling-another-external-swf/117775/8 "2004-07-30T17:50:47Z")
> [@Inflicted](#): > > What exactly is not working? my bigger last posting should describe it… i hope it does :puzzled: [http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64576](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64576) ---
**Author:** ![Inflicted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/82dd89/32.png) [@Inflicted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Inflicted)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-calling-another-external-swf/117775/9 "2004-07-30T19:16:56Z")
No, it’s very confusing. They only thing I noticed is you load several swf’s in the same container. ---
**Author:** ![stringy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-calling-another-external-swf/117775/10 "2004-07-30T19:26:57Z")
> [@Inflicted](#): > > No, it’s very confusing. They only thing I noticed is you load > several swf’s in the same container. I think you need to remove all references to \_root ie/in the first frame \_root.space can be just space 2nd frame change(0) and the same for the buttons. Not tested it but i think it will be a little nearer. ---
**Author:** ![Gupps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Gupps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gupps)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-calling-another-external-swf/117775/11 "2004-07-30T19:39:16Z")
yeah i can’t see anything wrong with your fla shinfu. did younot create a sub folder called subpages and put maincontent.swf in that. let me look at your other post first ---
**Author:** ![ShinFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@ShinFu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ShinFu)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2004, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-calling-another-external-swf/117775/12 "2004-08-02T08:42:57Z")
thanks stringy. the path was the problem. i removed all references to \_root and replaced it with \_parent oder \_parent.\_parent where it was necessary and it works now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![stringy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2004, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-calling-another-external-swf/117775/13 "2004-08-02T13:48:05Z")
> [@ShinFu](#): > > thanks stringy. the path was the problem. > > i removed all references to \_root and replaced it with > \_parent oder \_parent.\_parent where it was necessary > and it works now. 🙂 You are welcome.