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outside light install?

i have taken a spur off the wireing to the light switch in our dining room to feed an outside light with a switch, the outside light is wiered up. i have 6 wires at the new switch the problem is when i connect them up the inside light comes on how do u stop this happening.
rich, February 2010
When you say "6 wires" are you including the earths? If so you should have taken the feed straight from one fitting to the next, then taken a cable from the fitting to the switch.

Adam, February 2010