# Can't get stage.focus to work on external loaded swf/images

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 27, 2010, 9:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-get-stage-focus-to-work-on-external-loaded-swf-images/311084 "2010-06-27T09:02:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![humbucker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@humbucker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/humbucker)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2010, 9:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-get-stage-focus-to-work-on-external-loaded-swf-images/311084/1 "2010-06-27T09:02:29Z")

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Hi,

I’m pretty lost trying to make working the stage.focus on externally loaded swf or images.

The project : I got a main swf loading external images, animations, and videos.  
For some of these files I need to keep control on buttons inside of these local stage.

So I thought I had to use the stage.focus = myMc.content to allow this but I’m getting a conversion error…

Please is there a solution?

Thank you!