# External swfs

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swfs/138897>\
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**Created:** [February 26, 2005, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swfs/138897 "2005-02-26T12:36:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![jammmmmm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@jammmmmm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jammmmmm)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2005, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swfs/138897/1 "2005-02-26T12:36:12Z")

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Hello all,

I’ve created 2 movies. eg, test1 and test2

test1.swf loaded test2.swf into level 1 externally and test2.swf is nothing but a button. How do I make the button control test1.swf by telling it play/stop?