# Flash MX load movie clip problem (novice)
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-load-movie-clip-problem-novice/62782
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 31, 2004, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-load-movie-clip-problem-novice/62782 "2004-08-31T09:00:08Z")
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### Author:  [@sci](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sci)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2004, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-load-movie-clip-problem-novice/62782/1 "2004-08-31T09:00:08Z")
hello,
I’m getting confused with the following basic problem.
I’ve created a movie. Within this movie I have a movie clip called pro\_menu.
Within “pro\_menu” I have an empty movie clip called “target\_mc” and a button. I want to load in an external swf called “test.swf” into “target\_mc” with the press on my button. I’ve coded it as follows:
on (press) {
loadMovie(“test.swf”, “\_root.pro\_menu.target\_mc”);
}
it doesn’t seem to work. Have I coded it incorrectly?
any solutions would be appreciated.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2004, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-load-movie-clip-problem-novice/62782/2 "2004-08-31T19:49:44Z")
```auto
on (press){
_root.pro_menu.target_mc.loadMovie("test.swf");
}
```