# AS3 timeline / class interaction

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-timeline-class-interaction/294840
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 20, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-timeline-class-interaction/294840 "2009-08-20T19:21:56Z")
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### Author: ![Freeseus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Freeseus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Freeseus)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-timeline-class-interaction/294840/1 "2009-08-20T19:21:56Z")

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I have a master swf that pulls in an external child swf. The master swf uses code on a the timeline. The child swf is created by AS files.

I need the child swf to be able to call functions that reside on the master swf’s timeline.

MovieClip(parent.root).function(); does not work from the AS files of the child swf.

Any ideas?