# Linking external .swf's into a Flash Menu

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-swfs-into-a-flash-menu/79208
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [February 11, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-swfs-into-a-flash-menu/79208 "2005-02-11T18:22:10Z")
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### Author: ![Nicole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/258eb7/32.png) [@Nicole](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nicole)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-swfs-into-a-flash-menu/79208/1 "2005-02-11T18:22:10Z")

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[color=Navy]I’m am so frustrated at this point…please HELP!  
I have created a menu in flash to link several .swf files that were created in Macromedia Captivate. I just want the user to click on a button, then have the screen jump to the corresponding .swf, then return back to the menu when the movie is done playing. If I link the file to the text instead of the button, it works, kind of.

I would like the movies to play at about full screen size, same as the menu.  
I have tried several different lines of code, none of which seem to work right. At this point, I am so confused, I have no idea what code is correct. [/color]

Also, even code that seems right is coming up with an error saying…

"Symbol=MenuDropDown, layer=Layer 1, frame=2:Line 1: ‘)’ or ‘,’ expected.  
where am I supposed to be putting a , or ) ???

At this moment, the code attached to one of my buttons is… (and I know this is not right, but just as an example…)

```auto

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on (release) {(\_root.loadMovie(file:///S:\MCIT\Help Desk\Captivate\Tracking System\Work Files\Nicole\Bryans Movies&quot;Open Service COnsole page.swf");  
}

loadVariables(“Open Service Console page.swf”, ‘thewin’, ‘thewin’, ‘height=748, width=1024, toolbar=no, scrollbar=no’);

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If anyone can guide me in the right direction, I would Love You! Please help me. :upset: