# loadMovie Problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-problem/271454>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 23, 2008, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-problem/271454 "2008-09-23T10:45:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![gallium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e8cbc/32.png) [@gallium](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gallium)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-problem/271454/1 "2008-09-23T10:45:30Z")

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My “container” (empty mc) is having problems loading external \*.swf file into it. and i just cant seem to solve the problem.

i have actionscript codes for to load into my “container” as follows:

> 

stop();

\_root.currMovie = “sense”;  
\_root.container.loadMovie(\_root.currMovie+“.swf”);

button1.onPress = function () {  
\_root.loadMovie(“sense.swf”, “container”);  
};  
button2.onPress = function () {  
\_root.container.loadMovie(“work01.swf”);  
};  
button3.onPress = function () {  
\_root.loadMovie(“team.swf”, “container”);  
};  
button4.onPress = function () {  
\_root.loadMovie(“credentials.swf”, “container”);  
};  
button5.onPress = function () {  
\_root.loadMovie(“careers.swf”, “container”);  
};  
button6.onPress = function () {  
\_root.loadMovie(“contact.swf”, “container”);  
};

Please help!