# How can I control the main timeline from within a movieclip

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 21, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-control-the-main-timeline-from-within-a-movieclip/288789 "2009-05-21T00:25:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![fs\_tigre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/edb3f5/32.png) [@fs\_tigre](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fs_tigre)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-control-the-main-timeline-from-within-a-movieclip/288789/1 "2009-05-21T00:25:06Z")

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Hi,

How can I access the main timeline from inside a MovieClip. In short words I would like to be able to move the main timeline from a MovieClip, for instance if I have a MovieClip called myMc and I want the main timeline to gotoAndStop in frame (3) when myMc is done paying.

How can I control the main timeline within a MovieClip?

Thanks