# Disabling Buttons from external .swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disabling-buttons-from-external-swf/31908>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 29, 2003, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disabling-buttons-from-external-swf/31908 "2003-09-29T03:42:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![dwilt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/94ad74/32.png) [@dwilt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dwilt)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2003, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disabling-buttons-from-external-swf/31908/1 "2003-09-29T03:42:05Z")

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When a certain .swf loads, I want it to go to the main.swf and tell a certain button to be disabled. How do I do this? Thanks.