# Close swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-swf/27498>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 3, 2003, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-swf/27498 "2003-08-03T06:44:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![rawguru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce7236/32.png) [@rawguru](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rawguru)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-swf/27498/1 "2003-08-03T06:44:07Z")

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how do i close a swf. within the swf. For example: I have a button inside the movieclip with an X, when someone clicks it, I want the moveclip to close.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-swf/27498/2 "2003-08-03T06:49:05Z")

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You could:

```auto

on(release){
_root.movieClip.removeMovieClip();
}

```

or you could have an empty keyframe somewhere on the movieClip’s timeline and do a

```auto

on(release){
_root.movieClip.gotoAndStop("emptyPart");
//make sure you have an empty frame called emptyPart
}

```

and I think you could do this:

```auto

on(release){
_root.movieClip._visible = false;
}

```

See if those work…(-:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 6:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-swf/27498/3 "2003-08-03T06:53:53Z")

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Also keep in mind that removeMovieClip(); only works if that movie clip was created with attachMovieClip(); or createMovieClip();

It will not work with a movieclip that’s already created on stage.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-swf/27498/4 "2003-08-03T06:54:48Z")

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Really? I didn’t know that - sorry…I use that with duplicateMovieClip() as well. Thanks EG.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-swf/27498/5 "2003-08-03T06:55:47Z")

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oops I forgot about duplicateMovieClip();. Basically it won’t work with a movieclip that was manually created.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-swf/27498/6 "2003-08-03T15:43:52Z")

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Thanks guys

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-swf/27498/7 "2003-08-03T15:45:25Z")

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> _Originally posted by electrongeek_  
> \*\*Also keep in mind that removeMovieClip(); only works if that movie clip was created with attachMovieClip(); or createMovieClip();

It will not work with a movieclip that’s already created on stage.\*\*

That’s not true… 😉

Senocular has explained it many times, but this was the first thread I found. 😛  
[http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=201160#post201160](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=201160#post201160)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-swf/27498/8 "2003-08-03T17:48:12Z")

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😉

you can read more about depths and movieclips (and things of the such) here  
[http://www.umbc.edu/interactive/flash/tutorials/showpage.php?p=depths](http://www.umbc.edu/interactive/flash/tutorials/showpage.php?p=depths)