# Movie Clip Within A Movie Clip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-within-a-movie-clip/236510>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 21, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-within-a-movie-clip/236510 "2007-08-21T16:30:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![AKA\_slim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@AKA\_slim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AKA_slim)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-within-a-movie-clip/236510/1 "2007-08-21T16:30:59Z")

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I have the following code in an external swf called “test”:  
clients\_bn.onPress = function () {  
\_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“container”, 1);  
loadMovie(“paper.swf”, “container”);  
container.\_x = 65 ;  
container.\_y = 250;  
}  
portfolio\_bn.onPress = function () {  
\_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“container”, 1);  
loadMovie(“portfolio2.swf”, “container”);  
container.\_x = 100;  
container.\_y = 250;  
}

I have the same type of code for navigation on my main swf. Within the the main page I have a button that opens the external test.swf I mentioned above. The swf opens but when I press the buttons within the external swf the other external files within this swf (paper and portfolio2) do not open.

I guess what I’m trying to do is have a button from my main page open an external swf and I want a button within that external swf to open another external swf. I’m relatively new so I tired my best word this. Any input would be much appreciated!!! Thanks…