# Talking to external swf not working

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/talking-to-external-swf-not-working/245782
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**Created:** [December 4, 2007, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/talking-to-external-swf-not-working/245782 "2007-12-04T00:55:46Z")
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### Author: ![zimmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c2a13f/32.png) [@zimmy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zimmy)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2007, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/talking-to-external-swf-not-working/245782/1 "2007-12-04T00:55:46Z")

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so i have main.swf which has my navigation and a content holder called container. when a button is pressed the container loads the external swf either home.swf menu.swf gallery.swf or contact.swf everything loads as it should but i cant seem to communicate with the external swf.

AS creating empty clip that loads the external swf:

var container:MovieClip = \_root.contentArea.createEmptyMovieClip(“container”, 101);

then AS changing alpha of movie clip on stage in the external clip:

container.hi1\_mc.\_alpha = 43

as i said before everyting loads and works fine except for the fact that i cant talk to the external swf. i have something very similar to this working just fine in another site i have going so i dont see why this doesnt work. i’ve even gone as far as changing it to match exactly what i have working in the other file and still nothing.

any help would be greatly appriciated.