# Unable to load external files

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unable-to-load-external-files/227428>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 30, 2007, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unable-to-load-external-files/227428 "2007-05-30T07:36:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![mikeym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mikeym](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mikeym)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unable-to-load-external-files/227428/1 "2007-05-30T07:36:16Z")

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I have an image gallery consisting of thumbnail buttons, which load the external fade in/out files. When the buttons are on the main timeline everything works perfectly, but I wanted them to be scrollable so I placed them within a MC, still on the main timeline, and now the externals won’t load – the scrolling and button actions are fine.

Could anyone offer some advise please.