# clearInterval accross different movieclips

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clearinterval-accross-different-movieclips/229820
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [June 20, 2007, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clearinterval-accross-different-movieclips/229820 "2007-06-20T13:20:56Z")
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### Author: ![albino](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/albino/32/1022_2.png) [@albino](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/albino)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2007, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clearinterval-accross-different-movieclips/229820/1 "2007-06-20T13:20:56Z")

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hey,

basically, sayd I have two movieclips, how can I use one to clear and interval in the other?

I have tried using:

```auto

_root.mclip.clearInterval(invervalID);

```

and

```auto

clearInterval( _root.mclip.invervalID);

```

but neither seem to work. what am I doing wrong?

Cheers!