# Script QUeStIoN \<------
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-question/21573
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 23, 2003, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-question/21573 "2003-05-23T06:11:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@ebodykool](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ebodykool)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2003, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-question/21573/1 "2003-05-23T06:11:08Z")
Ok, i am freaking out. I HAVE A MOVIECLIP ON MY MAIN stage the instance name is “maincontainer”. I have a button on the main stage and its instance name is “but”
This is my code in my actionscrript layer
but.onPress = function() {
maincontainer.loadMovie(tornado5.swf);
};
Why when i run it, i click my button it does nothing, i dont see it, its like it doesent work.
I just want my swf to load in the maincontainer and positioned corrctly… thats all! And please any moderator that reads this, please dont give me a link…i been searching and reading…i cant figure it out! Thanks…ebodykool
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2003, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-question/21573/2 "2003-05-23T06:12:55Z")
use quotes around your file name.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-question/21573/3 "2003-05-23T06:15:49Z")
Why don’t you just apply this to your “but” button:[AS]on (release){
\_root.maincontainer.loadMovie(“tornado5.swf”);
}[/AS]
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2003, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-question/21573/4 "2003-05-23T06:16:19Z")
i tried, it still dosent work!!! what the heck am i doing wrong, i checked for mispellings and everything
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-question/21573/5 "2003-05-23T06:17:36Z")
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/loading.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/loading.htm)
now I’m going to bed.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-question/21573/6 "2003-05-23T06:17:58Z")
electrongeek-----\> i just tried that and it dont work!!! ahhh i am going nuts at 215am!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2003, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-question/21573/7 "2003-05-23T06:19:31Z")
Sorry… took too long. Time for sleeeeeeeeeeepy
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2003, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-question/21573/8 "2003-05-23T06:25:28Z")
i hope you can read thru my mess, lol, thanks jubba!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2003, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-question/21573/9 "2003-05-23T06:26:33Z")
No oooooooo wakey no sleeeeeeepy! lol
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2003, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-question/21573/10 "2003-05-23T10:44:16Z")
Hey ebodykool! I see no mistake in your script nor with electrongeeks. For this, check your flash file. You might have placed different names. Make sure that your button and movie clip are at the same level. And of course, make sure also that your target file is in the same directory as with your main movie.
Hope it helps. 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2003, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-question/21573/11 "2003-05-23T10:47:22Z")
Might be a scope problem in the tornado5.swf file. What are you doing in that file exactly?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2003, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-question/21573/12 "2003-05-23T13:26:18Z")
I’m pretty sure the file loads. It just doesn’t show up becuase of the fiel you are loading: the tornado file from the kirupa lab. Try cahnging anything in that file that says “\_root” to “\_parent” that might help…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-question/21573/13 "2003-05-23T18:55:22Z")
Hey thatnks alot, i acctually figured it out. Thanks for spending the time with me. This is why kirupa still rules!!!
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