# External SWF -\> Please Help

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-please-help/243704
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 9, 2007, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-please-help/243704 "2007-11-09T19:38:10Z")
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### Author: ![JChristian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@JChristian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JChristian)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2007, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-please-help/243704/1 "2007-11-09T19:38:10Z")

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I know how to load an external swf like:

I have container.swf that has this code :

```php
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("content.swf");
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.load(request);
addChild(loader);

```

But I want the content.swf to be able to affect the “root” timeline of the swf that loads it.

what I’m doing is loading a menu in content.swf , I want to be able to click on a place on that menu and run a function in container.swf.

I’ve never been able to understand how loaded swf’s work, can somebody help me/explain how these things work together ??