# EventListener inside External MovieClip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventlistener-inside-external-movieclip/319881>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 7, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventlistener-inside-external-movieclip/319881 "2011-03-07T18:04:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![keithjgardner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@keithjgardner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keithjgardner)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventlistener-inside-external-movieclip/319881/1 "2011-03-07T18:04:46Z")

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How do I listen for an event in an external movieclip?

var DRALoader:Loader = new Loader();  
var Phone:URLRequest = new URLRequest(“DRA\_Phone.swf”);

DRALoader.load(Phone);

I can run a function located in the loadedl movieclip:  
(DRALoader.content as MovieClip).closeClip();

But I can’t seem to target a button onClick event stored inside the loaded MovieClip.