# Controling external swf timeline

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controling-external-swf-timeline/317998
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [January 7, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controling-external-swf-timeline/317998 "2011-01-07T17:36:44Z")
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### Author: ![outback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9f8e36/32.png) [@outback](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/outback)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controling-external-swf-timeline/317998/1 "2011-01-07T17:36:44Z")

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Hi all,

I’ve having huge problems trying to control a internal SWF from my main movie.

Here is how it works,

main movie (loads swf1 and swf2)

I need to make the button on SWF control de swf2 timeline

Can anyone help? please be especific on your code because i’m kind of a noob.

Thanks for the attention!!