# Calling a Function from Inside a MovieClip
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-a-function-from-inside-a-movieclip/264451
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [June 26, 2008, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-a-function-from-inside-a-movieclip/264451 "2008-06-26T08:31:29Z")
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### Author:  [@ChromeDemon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ChromeDemon)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-a-function-from-inside-a-movieclip/264451/1 "2008-06-26T08:31:29Z")
Maybe I am dumb, but I cant get this to work …
I have an MC, inside this MC is a Button which calles a function declared in the Main Timeline … I dont get it, i always got errors … Any help much appreciated
cheers
ChromeD
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### Author:  [@Lachhh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lachhh)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-a-function-from-inside-a-movieclip/264451/2 "2008-06-26T13:38:12Z")
What is your error exactly ?
On a first view, my guess will be that you are trying parent.parent.MyFct(). The problem is that parent is a DisplayObjectContainer and there is no MyFct in that class. So if you want to make an elegant solution you can instanciates your document to a class (In the publish settings) let’s says “Main”. Then you can cast your parent.parent in Main. : Main(parent.parent).MyFct().
But if you don’T want for any reason and your lazy you can make parent.parent"MyFct".
Hope that it help
Lachhh