# Loaded movie won't play when loaded into mc **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [January 11, 2003, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-movie-wont-play-when-loaded-into-mc/11038 "2003-01-11T00:15:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brian\_monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@brian\_monkey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brian_monkey)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-movie-wont-play-when-loaded-into-mc/11038/1 "2003-01-11T00:15:04Z")
Hi flasheads. I have an interface that has a button that loads a swf of an infinite menu. When I try and load it into a movie clip it won’t work. It won’t scroll. When I load it into a level it works but I need to load it into a movie clip. If you have any insight please tell me. thanks group. \_root.brian.thanks ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-movie-wont-play-when-loaded-into-mc/11038/2 "2003-01-11T02:41:02Z")
Hey, I’m not positive without your code but to me it seems most likely that theres a stop action somewhere. Either in your external swf or in your mc is, check both inside your mc and on the main timeline of both external and main movie. Hope this helps Kyle ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-movie-wont-play-when-loaded-into-mc/11038/3 "2003-01-11T04:23:48Z")
I have a preloader for the infinite menu that has a gotoAndStop(3); when it is done loading. In the interface I have the same preloader code with a gotoAndStop(3); again, 3 being the frame with all the content on it. The infinite menu works separately but not when loaded into a movie clip. Any ideas? \_root.brian.thanks ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-movie-wont-play-when-loaded-into-mc/11038/4 "2003-01-14T00:11:34Z")
any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-movie-wont-play-when-loaded-into-mc/11038/5 "2003-01-17T04:36:58Z")
PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-movie-wont-play-when-loaded-into-mc/11038/6 "2003-01-17T14:05:47Z")
post your .fla i’ll take a look at it ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-movie-wont-play-when-loaded-into-mc/11038/7 "2003-01-18T22:33:38Z")
there are 2 .flas. one is kind of big sorry. I really can’t figure it out. hopefully it is some really easy overlooked thing. thanks a lot. – \_root.brian :trout: [http://www.geocities.com/spiritualmuffin/new\_kirupa.fla](http://www.geocities.com/spiritualmuffin/new_kirupa.fla) [http://www.geocities.com/spiritualmuffin/xxx\_kirupa.fla](http://www.geocities.com/spiritualmuffin/xxx_kirupa.fla) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-movie-wont-play-when-loaded-into-mc/11038/8 "2003-01-19T10:15:38Z")
Just taken a look now… sorry bout the wait. Danno~ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-movie-wont-play-when-loaded-into-mc/11038/9 "2003-01-19T11:03:46Z")
Fixed For ya. it all works fine now! :beam: The main problem you were encountering, was with how you were addressing things in the x.fla file. You kept saying “\_root.whatever”. When that swf is loaded into your main movie, it now is not on the root level. When using ‘loaded’ clips into a “holder” mc, the best thing to do is to refrence things in that loaded movie as “\_parent.whatever” rather then “\_root.whatever”. You also had a few other details that needed to be fixed. Some syntax issues, lack of ending points for lines of code (";") . I cleaned it all up for ya. It’s working juuuuuust fine. here’s the links \\ X.fla\\ \\ new\_kirupa.fla\\ I do hope that this helps. If you have any questions, please feel free to write back in this thread. Danno~ :beam: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-movie-wont-play-when-loaded-into-mc/11038/10 "2003-01-19T18:14:51Z")
hey thanks a billion Danno. that was the cause of so much stress. I never even thought that that could be the problem but in retrospect now I see. you are a flash genius. thanks once more \_parent.thanks.brian2 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-movie-wont-play-when-loaded-into-mc/11038/11 "2003-01-19T19:27:26Z")
:😆: Definitly not am I a flash genious. I just had the exact frustration that you were having countless times, until I looked further into what \_root and \_parent meant & how to use them properly. I’m glad I could help. Danno~