# How do i control an external swf?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-control-an-external-swf/191771>\
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**Created:** [June 22, 2006, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-control-an-external-swf/191771 "2006-06-22T22:31:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 22, 2006, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-control-an-external-swf/191771/1 "2006-06-22T22:31:20Z")

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how would i go about doing this…

on the main timeline when the playhead gets to 50 it tells an external swf to gotoAndPlay (“framelabel”);