# Preloader and transition tutorial help...path trouble

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-and-transition-tutorial-help-path-trouble/54777
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**Created:** [June 17, 2004, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-and-transition-tutorial-help-path-trouble/54777 "2004-06-17T13:53:21Z")
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### Author: ![dstole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@dstole](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dstole)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2004, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-and-transition-tutorial-help-path-trouble/54777/1 "2004-06-17T13:53:21Z")

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Sorry to ad another to the many questions regarding this. I am new to action script, but have managed to Gorilla this thing a bit. quick question that is driving me crazy.

i have taken the 3 buttons from the tutorial and placed them in an external swf. I use Load Movie to grab that SWF and place it in an empty clip called thumb\_box… I would think that the new AS should be simply this

the AS frame on the main movie…

loadMovie (“thumbnails.swf”, \_root.thumb\_box);  
thumb\_box.b1.onRelease = function() {  
if (\_root.section != “profile.swf”) {  
\_root.section = “profile.swf”;  
\_root.transition.gotoAndPlay(“closing”);  
}  
};  
thumb\_box.b2.onRelease = function() {  
if (\_root.section != “gallery.swf”) {  
\_root.section = “gallery.swf”;  
\_root.transition.gotoAndPlay(“closing”);  
}  
};  
thumb\_box.b3.onRelease = function() {  
if (\_root.section != “photos.swf”) {  
\_root.section = “photos.swf”;  
\_root.transition.gotoAndPlay(“closing”);  
}  
};

This loads the buttons, but they don’t trigger the effects or load the files. I have tried adding \_root as well as \_level0 before thumb\_box, but it is driving me crazy.

PLEASE I would really appreciate some help. I imagine it is something very simple, I just can’t track it dow.

Thanks in advance,  
dstole