# Calling a function within movieclip?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-a-function-within-movieclip/154102>\
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**Created:** [July 6, 2005, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-a-function-within-movieclip/154102 "2005-07-06T22:43:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 6, 2005, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-a-function-within-movieclip/154102/1 "2005-07-06T22:43:17Z")

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I have a function on the first frame of a movieclip with a parameter, can somebody please tell me how I can call it? The following is the code I have on my movieclip:

```auto
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
	tellTarget("loader"){
		picture(9);	
	}
}

```