Having problem loading an external swf and allowing it to startDrag

hello ppl, well this my first time writing a thread here and i guess that shows i frustrated i am i am trying to add an external swf into an empty movie clip and making that movie clip dragable across the entire screen so this is how i went about it…

this._parent.createEmptyMovieClip(“menupop”,200);
this._parent.menupop.loadMovie(“menu.swf”);

    this._parent.menupop.onRelease = function()

{
this._parent.menupop.startDrag("");
}

please somebody tell me what im doing wrong