# Linking external SWF (Need Help!)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-swf-need-help/192399>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 28, 2006, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-swf-need-help/192399 "2006-06-28T10:22:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![nugget2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b782af/32.png) [@nugget2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nugget2)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-swf-need-help/192399/1 "2006-06-28T10:22:25Z")

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Hey ppl  
Ok so I have done the tutorial on linking external swf file’s to one another for a web page however the links are not linking.  
I used the action script which was given the;

on (release) {  
\_root.contents.loadMovie(“workin\_link.swf”);  
}

I don’t know what went wronge  
can I get some advice as to how to link a button in one fla. file to open another swf file external or seperate to the fla file wit the button.

HELP!  
:-/