Loading an external SWF from an external SWF

Hello,
I'm somewhat caught between a rock and a hard spot on a flash
site project. Here is the situation:
I have created a parent movie (which loads all external SWFs
inside of it) that has the menu navigation built into it. However,
my client wants me to place some more links inside of the external
SWFs that lead to other pages (external SWFs) of the site. Is this
at all possible? I was hoping there is a way to tell a button in an
external SWF to make the parent movie switch between external SWFs.
Any and ALL help is very much appreciated. Thank you.
Another question: does this involve using the _parent script?
Elijah

Hello,
Thank you for replying. Here is exactly what I'm needing to
do:
We will call the parent file "index.swf". Inside "index.swf"
I have a "holder" for external swf files to load into when I call
on them from the main menu buttons on "index.swf". When a customer
comes to the site, the "index.swf" file initially loads
"welcome.swf". Inside of "welcome.swf", I have some images that I
want to make into links to other external swf files.
My problem is when someone clicks on one of those pictures I
want the "index.swf" file to open up the corresponding external swf
file in its "holder", where "welcome.swf" currently resides. Also,
all of these swf files ("index.swf" included) have stand-alone FLA
files, none are attached to one another. I have never worked with
"levels" before, would that be necessary in this case? I have
attached the code for the external swf loader.
I hope that gives you a better idea of what I'm trying to
accomplish.
Thanks again.
Elijah
CODE:

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