# Controlling movieclip from hierarchically equal movieclip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-movieclip-from-hierarchically-equal-movieclip/289890>\
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**Created:** [June 6, 2009, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-movieclip-from-hierarchically-equal-movieclip/289890 "2009-06-06T11:30:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![kendec9999](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@kendec9999](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kendec9999)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2009, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-movieclip-from-hierarchically-equal-movieclip/289890/1 "2009-06-06T11:30:03Z")

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Hello,

first flash website. I’m a designer, wanting to make a portfolio website.

So i have 4 movieclips on stage, with - when you click on it - a dynamic drop down menu, each placed within these respective movieclips. This works fine.

Now I should add next functionality: when the movieclip1 is clicked (and the menu drops down), the other 3 should be with menu dropped in (so one of these three will have a menu dropping back in, while movieclip1 menu is dropping down.)

So i guess i could put my question this way: 1) how can i control from within movieclip1 actions in hierarchically equal movieclip2, 3 , 4, …  
2) how to do it efficiently in code?

I tried already a lot of stuff, please check the fla file in attachment. It’s only this step away from a website…  
[http://www.sendspace.com/file/2hluz9](http://www.sendspace.com/file/2hluz9)

thanks!

Ken