# Control external swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-external-swf/86989>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 17, 2005, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-external-swf/86989 "2005-04-17T14:24:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![zero\_one1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/zero_one1/32/948_2.png) [@zero\_one1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zero_one1)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-external-swf/86989/1 "2005-04-17T14:24:07Z")

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I’m loading an external swf… is there a way i can control this external movie… i’m using this code to call it.

```auto
on (release){
 	loadMovie (info.swf, _root.zone);
 }

```

I want to be able to play a specific frame from "info.swf" … i believe that there should be a way to give this external swf a local name and then access it normally, something like: \_root.info.gotoAndPlay(5); or not?

thanks in advance for your help

[size=1]_ **Matt** _[/size]