# External Swfs - Btns not working

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swfs-btns-not-working/207629>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 20, 2006, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swfs-btns-not-working/207629 "2006-11-20T04:31:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 20, 2006, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swfs-btns-not-working/207629/1 "2006-11-20T04:31:49Z")

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This is a grossly simplified version of the transitioning between external swfs  
setup (Thanks, Voetsjoeba!), it’s got six buttons (six external swfs),and the first two work. Sections 3,4,5,and 6 won’t load for some reason.

Here’s the code:  
Mainmovie, frame 1, layer 1

\_root.currMovie = “section1”;  
container.loadMovie(\_root.currMovie+".swf");

each button:

on (release) {  
loadMovie(“section1.swf”, \_root.container);  
}

on (release) {  
loadMovie(“section2.swf”, \_root.container);  
}

and so on, through six.

Each swf publishes to the same e:\externalswf directory, each button has an instance name. I checked my linkage on everything in the mainmovie library (container and six buttons), and export for actionscript is checked. Each external swf has a play(); at the beginning…@#%$&\*.  
Everything for each item reads the same in the output window. What gives?  
I’m pretty sure I’ve checked everything. Stumped.