# External control

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-control/28768>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 18, 2003, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-control/28768 "2003-08-18T09:15:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![something369](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@something369](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/something369)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-control/28768/1 "2003-08-18T09:15:31Z")

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Hello,

Does anyone know how I can make buttons that appear in one movie clip control which frame I go to in another movie clip?

Thank you…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-control/28768/2 "2003-08-18T09:23:53Z")

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Something like this:

```auto
this.onPress = function () {
this._parent._parent.myOtherClip.gotoAndPlay (15) ;
}

```

It depends on the structure of your movie, really.