# Controlling parent movie clips from external swfs

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-parent-movie-clips-from-external-swfs/269594>\
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**Created:** [August 29, 2008, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-parent-movie-clips-from-external-swfs/269594 "2008-08-29T09:06:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![rai\_kane3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47774/32.png) [@rai\_kane3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rai_kane3)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2008, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-parent-movie-clips-from-external-swfs/269594/1 "2008-08-29T09:06:33Z")

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How is the question when I publish my external swfs obviously I cannot access functions or variables that dont exsist as there is not referance,

so once I load something into a container how to I control the parent and access its functions?

senario = an index - loadeds external content with a sub navigation into a container, I from the externally loaded swf I click something and then something else loads into that container replacing what was initially there.

in as2 this was all very easy but im struggling in as3 can anyone help