# Controlling a button from a seperate timeline

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-a-button-from-a-seperate-timeline/293193>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 24, 2009, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-a-button-from-a-seperate-timeline/293193 "2009-07-24T16:37:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![pixeltheatre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@pixeltheatre](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pixeltheatre)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-a-button-from-a-seperate-timeline/293193/1 "2009-07-24T16:37:08Z")

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Is there some way to tell Flash to remotely control another button on another timeline? I want to unload a movie and have the home button activate. The reason for this is I have a slider that moves to whatever button has been released.

Does this make sense at all?