# Can't pause the external loaded swf movie

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-pause-the-external-loaded-swf-movie/295086>\
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**Created:** [August 25, 2009, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-pause-the-external-loaded-swf-movie/295086 "2009-08-25T08:24:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![potatoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@potatoes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/potatoes)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-pause-the-external-loaded-swf-movie/295086/1 "2009-08-25T08:24:52Z")

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Hello, i’m new with AS3, still migrating from AS2 to AS3

i have a movieclip on timeline, and then i addchild ( a container ) to load  
an external swf movie on it. Then i want to have a button so i can pause the loaded swf movie.

And my problem is, i can access to it, i can change the properties like the alpha, but i can just stop or pause it.

Can anyone help me? cause i’m frustrated now :hair:  
i’ve been search and testing many script, but i still can make it work  
it just a simple task right? i can do it quickly with AS2 :hugegrin:

Thanks 4 ur help :}