# Loadmovie won't work unless in \_root

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**Created:** [October 20, 2004, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-wont-work-unless-in--root/67940 "2004-10-20T19:40:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-wont-work-unless-in--root/67940/1 "2004-10-20T19:40:50Z")

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I’ve got an external .swf i’m trying to load into the current movie, but it won’t load and operate normally unless it is positioned at the original depth of \_root. this is a problem as it means my button interface can’t play underneath the loading on seperate external swf movies. this is supposed to be like an online portfolio so this is a real problem.

any help would be greatly appreciated. have tried loading the buttons into different levels, but to no avail.

am currently simply using:-

\_root.loadmovie(“target.swf”);