# Fire event on main timeline from externally loaded SWF

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**Created:** [December 27, 2007, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fire-event-on-main-timeline-from-externally-loaded-swf/247599 "2007-12-27T01:11:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fire-event-on-main-timeline-from-externally-loaded-swf/247599/1 "2007-12-27T01:11:09Z")

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I have a SWF that has a child of loader\_mc that loads externals SWFs. I need those external SWFs to fire an event on the main timeline but the path problem is kicking my butt and I can’t seem to figure it out.

So here’s the hierarchy:

MAIN MOVIE[INDENT] |  
loader\_mc[INDENT] |  
section01.swf (external)  
[/INDENT][/INDENT]I need an ENTER\_FRAME event to make a button on the main timeline Bounce, for example.

I’ve tried so many things my code looks like spaghetti now.

Anyone have any examples that would work for me, please?