# Loading an external swf problem

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-an-external-swf-problem/51917
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [May 18, 2004, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-an-external-swf-problem/51917 "2004-05-18T13:38:23Z")
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### Author: ![Ree\_Ree](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ree_ree/32/545_2.png) [@Ree\_Ree](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ree_Ree)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2004, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-an-external-swf-problem/51917/1 "2004-05-18T13:38:23Z")

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Sorry guys I need yet more help! I have 3 drop menus on one scene and they all work fine, but I want one of the buttons within one of the drop menus to load an external swf. I’ve followed a tutorial but nothing happens. This is the action script i’ve used for the button:  
on(rollover) {  
gotoAndStop(“open”);  
} [color=red](for the drop menu to work)[/color]  
on (release) {  
\_root.content.loadMovie(“what\_content\_scene1.swf”);  
}  
I’ve added an empty movie clip with an instance name ‘content’, I can’t understand why its not loading the swf. Any help would be great! Ta muchly.