# Calling Functions

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-functions/195629
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 2, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-functions/195629 "2006-08-02T00:07:55Z")
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### Author: ![noolan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/noolan/32/2560_2.png) [@noolan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/noolan)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-functions/195629/1 "2006-08-02T00:07:55Z")

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Does anyone one know if it is possible to call a function from a different movie clip than the one it is in.

For example, a function named loadData()  
which is on the first frame of a movie clip instance named thumbNail  
which is on level 0 on the stage

i was thinking that it should work to call the function from frame one on the stage with…  
thumbNail.loadData();

so yeah, any help would be greatly appreciated.

:red: nol