# Targeting external movies

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-external-movies/16771>\
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**Created:** [March 28, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-external-movies/16771 "2003-03-28T04:34:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![ironikart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@ironikart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ironikart)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-external-movies/16771/1 "2003-03-28T04:34:34Z")

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Hi,

I have a small issue with my site and I thought I’d see if I can get some input on it. The site’s Main swf load’s external swf’s into a sub menu (empty movie clip that is underneath a mask). I want to be able to click on buttons in the sub menu that will load more external swf’s into the main movie, but I can’t seem to get the targeting right as the movies open up in the sub menu instead (behind the mask which isn’t too useful).

Due to a lack of decent webspace I’ve packaged the published swf files into a small ZIP for you guys to have a look at. If you can point me in the right direction I’d really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance.🙂

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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:** [March 28, 2003, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-external-movies/16771/2 "2003-03-28T05:15:17Z")

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you have to program the buttons in the swf you load for example the portfolio section will have to have all the scripts to load more movies into a target since the buttons on that movie are in that movie i suggest you program the buttons in each movie you load because you will be loading diffrent movies into the target and i think it wont work maybe senocular or some of the other guys can corect me on this but thats how do it

Grim

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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:** [March 28, 2003, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-external-movies/16771/3 "2003-03-28T05:39:58Z")

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ah, I’ve figured it out by making my little movie loader a function in the root of the main movie. Each button passes a variable to the function and then loads the movie. I’m not sure why it wouldn’t work when I had it loading from the button itself? Ah well, the function is less labour intensive anyway.

Sorry Grim, I couldn’t follow your advice there?

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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:** [March 28, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-external-movies/16771/4 "2003-03-28T12:55:18Z")

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hey no problem but now you have another option :beam: