# Activating a movieclip from another movieclip

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/activating-a-movieclip-from-another-movieclip/50525
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 4, 2004, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/activating-a-movieclip-from-another-movieclip/50525 "2004-05-04T00:53:55Z")
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### Author: ![brndn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@brndn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brndn)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2004, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/activating-a-movieclip-from-another-movieclip/50525/1 "2004-05-04T00:53:55Z")

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if any one can help me? I am trying to activate a specific frame in a movie clip, using a button within another movieclip?  
my action scripting is feeble at best. here it is.  
Im prety sure my method is not correct.

on (press) {  
toolbox.onpress = function() {  
};  
gotoAndPlay(2);  
}

toolbox is the instance name.???  
any expertise would be great!!!

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2004, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/activating-a-movieclip-from-another-movieclip/50525/2 "2004-05-04T07:26:13Z")

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Don’t crosspost;(

scotty(-: