# Calling a function from a includded swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-a-function-from-a-includded-swf/172767>\
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**Created:** [December 17, 2005, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-a-function-from-a-includded-swf/172767 "2005-12-17T18:32:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Morix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dfb087/32.png) [@Morix](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Morix)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-a-function-from-a-includded-swf/172767/1 "2005-12-17T18:32:24Z")

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Hi,

I have a main movie (main.swf) and in their I include a other swf (home.swf).

I have a function in the main.swf that I wanna call from the included swf(home.swf), but it won’t want to work.

I have tried everything, from \_root.fucntionName, \_parent.fucntionName but nothin gis working

thnx in advance