# Accesing instance name of button from external swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accesing-instance-name-of-button-from-external-swf/309599>\
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**Created:** [May 19, 2010, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accesing-instance-name-of-button-from-external-swf/309599 "2010-05-19T11:51:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![sansrival](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@sansrival](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sansrival)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accesing-instance-name-of-button-from-external-swf/309599/1 "2010-05-19T11:51:26Z")

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Hi i have my main.swf that loads front.swf and i want my main to have an access to instance name of button that comes from front.swf, how to do that?

thanks a lot:rabbit: