# Help controlling external movieclip using an empty movieclip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-controlling-external-movieclip-using-an-empty-movieclip/128388>\
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**Created:** [November 11, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-controlling-external-movieclip-using-an-empty-movieclip/128388 "2004-11-11T22:31:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![PixelPainter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@PixelPainter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PixelPainter)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-controlling-external-movieclip-using-an-empty-movieclip/128388/1 "2004-11-11T22:31:51Z")

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I am a relative newbie with flash and I could really use some help. Here is my problem

I am loading an external swf into an empty movie clip by use of a button.

The movieclip is a sort of menu that begins with an animation of the menu opening, there are multiple different movieclips I am using with this format.

What I am trying to accomplish is this.

When another button is pressed, I want the movieclip (regardless of which one is loaded) to either:

Go to a specific frame and play a closing animation within the movieclip, BEFORE a new movieclip is loaded.

OR reverse the animation BEFORE loading new movieclip.

Since there are 4 or 5 buttons all loading different clips, I need all the buttons to work this way regardless of which movieclip is loaded.

Any help would be greatly appreciated,  
Thanks  
Daniel  
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