# Controlling External SWF

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-external-swf/209305
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [December 7, 2006, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-external-swf/209305 "2006-12-07T17:00:47Z")
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### Author: ![tripwire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@tripwire](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tripwire)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2006, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-external-swf/209305/1 "2006-12-07T17:00:47Z")

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I’m having a problem in controlling an external swf loaded into my main movie. On the main timeline I have a mc (instance name SlideWindow) which loads an external swf containing a mc (instance name content) which in turn loads another external swf containing my controllable animation. The problem is I can’t control it with my slider button.

I think the problem lies here on the slider mc:  
[AS]  
on( press ){  
\_level0.slideWindow.content.this.VolumeStatus = \_level0.slideWindow.content.this.VolumeStatus \* -1  
}  
[/AS]

Button inside slider mc:  
[AS]  
on (press) {  
startDrag("", false, left, top, right, bottom);  
}  
on (release) {  
stopDrag();  
}  
[/AS]