# Small problem with external swf's in container

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/small-problem-with-external-swfs-in-container/111950>\
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**Created:** [June 1, 2004, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/small-problem-with-external-swfs-in-container/111950 "2004-06-01T23:29:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![scottybuckets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@scottybuckets](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scottybuckets)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2004, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/small-problem-with-external-swfs-in-container/111950/1 "2004-06-01T23:29:37Z")

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i’m working on a project that has a main movie with a container MC that loads external swfs. The problem is, the external swf’s contain scripts with \_root and(from what i can tell) looks to be causing funky problems… I’m assuming that \_root is trying to access the main movie instead of the loaded movie… correct? :puzzle:

for instance: i have a caption hover script that works when external movie plays by itself but when loaded into the main moive it does not work…

what would i change \_root in the external swf’s to? I was a little confused with this because Ive never really had this problem before.

hope i made myself clear enough