# Heirarchy of empty clips
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/heirarchy-of-empty-clips/115026
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 4, 2004, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/heirarchy-of-empty-clips/115026 "2004-07-04T20:16:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@cowboy71](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cowboy71)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2004, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/heirarchy-of-empty-clips/115026/1 "2004-07-04T20:16:10Z")
I’m having trouble w/ external SWF’s functions once loaded into empty mc’s. I have my main stage w/ an empty movie clip sitting on the stage. I load external parts of the site into this clip. Now I have a swf which is the photo section. within that section I a empty clip sitting on that stage. I have buttons on that stage which call upon the external swf’s which hold the main photos. When I preview the main photo swf everything works fine. When I load that onto the main stage of the site, nothing works. here is the code I’m using within the main photo section. The rollovers are not working either. I know it’s a bit more info I need to add but not sure how to go about it.
on (rollOver, dragOver){
\_root.thumbs.heart.gotoAndPlay(2);
}
on (rollOut, dragOut){
\_root.thumbs.heart.gotoAndPlay(9);
}
on(release){
unloadMovie("\_root.photoloader")
loadMovie(“mary.swf”,"\_root.photoloader");
}
Really need some advice or a point in the right direction w/ this.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2004, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/heirarchy-of-empty-clips/115026/2 "2004-07-04T23:12:39Z")
Maybe it would be better if you just remove the whole photoloader, and than create a new one with your new external \*.swf in it.
//--------------------------------------------------------\>
// this is a function that you must place on your main timeline:
function loadMyMovie(externalMovieName,oldHolderName,newHolderName){
\_root.removeMovie(oldHolderName);
\_root.createEmptyMovieClip(newHolderName);
loadMovie(externalMovieName,newHolderName);
}
// the action on your button:
on(release){
\_root.loadMyMovie(“mary.swf”,“photoloader”,“photoloader”);
}
//--------------------------------------------------------\>
Good luck,
Martijn Himpers