# Problem with my paths

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-my-paths/29069>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 21, 2003, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-my-paths/29069 "2003-08-21T19:44:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![earph](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/earph/32/79_2.png) [@earph](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/earph)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-my-paths/29069/1 "2003-08-21T19:44:02Z")

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The buttons my \_root aren’t talking to my external loaded movies. Something is wrong and here is what I’m using:

//CODE ON BUTTON  
//----------------------------------------------  
\_root.loadBox.theMoviePath.play(“start”);

//CODE ON FIRST FRAME OF LOADED MOVIE  
//----------------------------------------------  
\_parent.theMoviePath = this;

This code works fine when I use it for “attachedMovies” from my library, but for some reason it doesn’t work for movies loaded into a blankMC.

Any suggestions?

Thanks ahead of time!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-my-paths/29069/2 "2003-08-22T08:27:42Z")

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how are you loading the movie?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-my-paths/29069/3 "2003-08-22T14:49:08Z")

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// BUTTON  
//================================  
\_global.movie = “GettingStarted/GettingStarted.swf”;

// LAST FRAME OF MOVIE  
//=======================================  
if( \_root.loadBox.movieLoaded != 1){  
\_root.loadBox.unloadMovie();  
\_root.loadBox.loadMovie(movie);  
}

That’s how I’m loading the movies… passing a variable, then calling it at the end of the animation, and telling it to load into a “blankMC”.