# Transitions & external files **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [July 8, 2004, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transitions-external-files/56836 "2004-07-08T01:28:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wizard)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transitions-external-files/56836/1 "2004-07-08T01:28:54Z")
Okay so I was doing the tutorial here on Kirupa:[This tutorial](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/transitions.htm) About having transitions between external .swf’s. I’m pretty sure that I followed instructions and did everything correctly. The problem is that it wasn’t working… I think it might have something to do with my buttons/menu being inside of a Movie Clip. What adjustments do I have to make to the AS to make it work? Thanks in advance. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2004, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transitions-external-files/56836/2 "2004-07-08T19:41:31Z")
Anyone? :ne: ---
**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:** [July 8, 2004, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transitions-external-files/56836/3 "2004-07-08T19:57:58Z")
Post your FLA and/or AS ---
**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:** [July 8, 2004, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transitions-external-files/56836/4 "2004-07-08T20:04:23Z")
> [@Disco-Stu](#): > > Post your FLA and/or AS Well, I’m almost positive that the problem is that I have my buttons inside of the Movie Clip. I’ve tried adding \_root. to my script but that just wasn’t working (or I added it in the wrong place)… as far as the rest of the script goes, it’s the exact same script from the tutorial. Can’t post the file, though I’ll see if I can duplicate the situation in an example file. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2004, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transitions-external-files/56836/5 "2004-07-08T20:15:29Z")
Alright, I went ahead and used the same files from the tutorial except I placed the buttons inside of a Movie Clip. That’s the exact same way I have my other file/'s set up. I’ve included the .swf’s also so that you won’t have to go and create every individual .swf. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2004, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transitions-external-files/56836/6 "2004-07-08T20:47:21Z")
try putting \_root in front of all container references. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2004, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transitions-external-files/56836/7 "2004-07-08T21:13:07Z")
> [@stringy](#): > > try putting \_root in front of all container references. D\*\*n you’re a genius! When I added \_root. to it I didn’t add it to _all_ of my container’s. I knew it would be something this simple. Thank you… :}