# External swf, getting back

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-getting-back/141014>\
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**Created:** [March 16, 2005, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-getting-back/141014 "2005-03-16T08:12:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![spaceman\_uk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@spaceman\_uk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spaceman_uk)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-getting-back/141014/1 "2005-03-16T08:12:18Z")

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G’mornin to all (UK here)  
ok, so now I have an external swf which I can get loaded into my main presentation by applying a load movie action to a button but I just can’t get back to the original, I’ve tried unload movie but it does nothing. I have a (back) button on the external swf which i can obviously attach actions to but I don’t know what actions to apply, I’ve tried following a few tutorials to get my head around it but to no avail, do any of you flash gurus have any ideas. BTW I haven’t created an empty movie clip and loaded the external swf into it, all I have done is put the load movie action to a button. I’m sure it dead simple but for a flash noob it doing my head in, thanks already

edit: I have applied an unload action to the button on the external swf but it returns me to a blank white screen now, what am I doing wrong?