# Does it exsist or doesn't it?

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**Created:** [June 17, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-it-exsist-or-doesnt-it/263617 "2008-06-17T19:01:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aubreyff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@Aubreyff](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Aubreyff)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-it-exsist-or-doesnt-it/263617/1 "2008-06-17T19:01:27Z")

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I have two swf files. I am trying to load a myMovie.swf gotoAndStop(2) and set a movieclip on frame 2 named ‘myNum’ to alpha=.2

It seems the movieclip ‘myNum’ is recognized as a child, it is just that I can’t change any of that childs properties.

I am using a loader object and I can tell it to goto a frame that I want.

does anyone know how to change the alpha property of myNum?

loaderMC.swf and myMovie.swf

in loaderMC.swf  
I have one keyframe  
on frame 1, I have this code:

```auto

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////make container for loader/////////////////////
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//create container for the loader
var box:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
box.name='box';
addChild(box);
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////make loader object////////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//create loader
var contentInitializeLoader:Loader = new Loader();
contentInitializeLoader.name='containerMC';
//add loader to box
box.addChild(contentInitializeLoader);
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////file to load////////////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
var urlString='myMovie.swf';
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////Listener for loader///////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//create listener for loader that will call a function when load is completed
contentInitializeLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, contentInitializeLoaded);
//load desired file from the var defined above
contentInitializeLoader.load(new URLRequest(urlString));
trace('loading ('+urlString+')');
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////Load Listener Function////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//this function waits until contentInitializeLoader sends Event.COMPLETE.
function contentInitializeLoaded(e:Event):void {
    //////////////////////////
    //on Event.COMPLETE make instance of loader for targeting as a MovieClip()
    var theMC=box.getChildAt(0);
    //////////////////////////
    //when targeting as a MovieClip(theMC.content) you can request the oject to perform movieClip duties
    //////////////////////////
    //theMC.gotoAndStop(2);//doesn't work because (theMC) is being referenced as its original object type, a loader object
    //////////////////////////
    /*but the following does*/
    //////////////////////////

//// this is my issue ////
    MovieClip(theMC.content).gotoAndStop(2);// myNum is the instance name of a movieclip which exsists on keyframe 2 of myMovie.swf
    trace(MovieClip(theMC.content).numChildren);//traces a number indicating that myNum has been instantiated
    for (var childNumber:int=0; childNumber<MovieClip(theMC.content).numChildren; childNumber++) {
    trace(MovieClip(theMC.content).getChildAt(childNumber));//myNum should trace here but traces null instead
    }
    if(MovieClip(theMC.content).getChildByName('myNum') != null){
                    trace('its here');
                    MovieClip(theMC.content).getChildByName('myNum').alpha=.2;
    }
    //////////////////////////
    
    MovieClip(theMC.content).x=(stage.stageWidth / 2)-(MovieClip(theMC.content).width/2);
    MovieClip(theMC.content).y=(stage.stageHeight / 2)-(MovieClip(theMC.content).height/2);
    //////////////////////////
    //////////////////////////
}
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

```

in the second file

myMovie.swf I have 2 keyframes.  
keyframe 1 has a stop action.  
keyframe 2 has a movieclip placed on the stage with the name of ‘myNum’

Thanks,  
Aubrey