# unloadMovie(); causing buttons to break

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloadmovie-causing-buttons-to-break/148655
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 22, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloadmovie-causing-buttons-to-break/148655 "2005-05-22T01:59:48Z")
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### Author: ![JRocket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a87d85/32.png) [@JRocket](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JRocket)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloadmovie-causing-buttons-to-break/148655/1 "2005-05-22T01:59:48Z")

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When a button is clicked in my main movie, a swf loads in a container clip. When the “BACK” button is clicked on the loaded .swf, the .swf is unloaded but the buttons I have on my main timeline no longer work. Any idea why this is happening?

code on main timeline of main movie:

```auto
this.main.nav.project.onRelease = function() {
 	trace("Project Clicked");
 	_level0.main.play();
 	_level0.container.loadMovie("project.swf");
 };

```

code on main timeline of loaded .swf file:

```auto
this.backNav.onPress = function(){
 	trace("Back Button Pressed");
 	_level0.main.play();
 	_level0.container.unloadMovie();
 }

```