# Control a swf from another swf
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-a-swf-from-another-swf/10903
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [January 9, 2003, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-a-swf-from-another-swf/10903 "2003-01-09T03:58:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@reweb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/reweb)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2003, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-a-swf-from-another-swf/10903/1 "2003-01-09T03:58:29Z")
Hy,
I don’t speak wery well english. I hope you understand me. =)
My problem:
I load swf2 in swf1.
In swf2 is placed a menu. When I press a button from swf2 I want to tell swf1 to GoAndPlay frame x.
Please help me. :hangover:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2003, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-a-swf-from-another-swf/10903/2 "2003-01-09T07:27:06Z")
In the frame that you want the .swf1 to load into .swf2 put :
```php
loadmovie("swf1.swf", "_root.yourplaceholderMCnamehere");
```
In your first frame of your swf1:
```php
stop ();
```
In your button’s actions :
```php
on (release) {
_root.yourplaceholderMCnamehere.gotoAndPlay ("frameName");
}
```
and that should work. After looking at that, I have also uploaded a .zip file with everything in it.
Glad to help.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2003, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-a-swf-from-another-swf/10903/3 "2003-01-09T08:32:16Z")
:-\
In the archive you put insert.swf & main.swf.
Insert.swf is loaded in main.swf.
I wanna control main.swf from insert.swf.
4 example
When I click a button in insert.swf; main.swf play frame x.
I hope you understand now what I want exactly.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2003, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-a-swf-from-another-swf/10903/4 "2003-01-09T09:22:47Z")
Ok, then in that case, just make your button :
```php
_root.gotoAndPlay ("framename");
```
or
```php
_parent.gotoAndPlay ("framename");
```
hopethat helps