# FlashPaper.swf imported into main.swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashpaper-swf-imported-into-main-swf/265946>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 14, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashpaper-swf-imported-into-main-swf/265946 "2008-07-14T21:04:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![spmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@spmc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spmc)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashpaper-swf-imported-into-main-swf/265946/1 "2008-07-14T21:04:07Z")

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I’m trying to find out if it’s possible to import an flash paper into a main.swf. and have the Flash Paper controls still work?

Has anyone ever done this?

I have the FlashPaper coming into an emptyMovieClip but the controls on the Flash Paper are no longer working.

Thanks for any help.

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**Author:** ![Adam1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Adam1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Adam1)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashpaper-swf-imported-into-main-swf/265946/2 "2008-07-14T21:20:31Z")

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Probably has to do with paths - any code referencing “\_root” in the external swf won’t reference what it’s supposed to once loaded in. Hope that made sense.

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**Author:** ![spmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@spmc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spmc)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashpaper-swf-imported-into-main-swf/265946/3 "2008-07-14T21:31:26Z")

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> [@Adam14;2358579](#):
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> Probably has to do with paths - any code referencing “\_root” in the external swf won’t reference what it’s supposed to once loaded in. Hope that made sense.

Makes sense.

The FlashPaper code on the controls are put into place once you run the doc through it, I take it you can’t control any of that.

Anyone know?