# Linkage / Runtime Sharing

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linkage-runtime-sharing/160336>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 25, 2005, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linkage-runtime-sharing/160336 "2005-08-25T06:13:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![ibejohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ea666f/32.png) [@ibejohn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ibejohn)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linkage-runtime-sharing/160336/1 "2005-08-25T06:13:00Z")

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MX04 Pro | AS2

Lets say i have two movies.  
1.swf (contains movie clip in library with linkage ID “thing”)  
directory/2.swf

Inside of 1.swf I load 2.swf inside of a emmpty movie clip.  
On the root of 2.swf I attach the “thing” from 1.swf’s library:

```auto

attachMovie("thing","test_mc",this.getNextHighestDepth());

```

Nothing happens. The movie is not attached.

Do i need to use runtime sharing? Or am I missing an extra undocumented parameter. Because everything i’ve read on runtime sharing, specifies both movies in the same directory so i’m trying to avoid it. \>.\<