# How do i control an external swf

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**Created:** [April 22, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-control-an-external-swf/328143 "2012-04-22T15:36:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-control-an-external-swf/328143/1 "2012-04-22T15:36:41Z")

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Hi,

I have a movie, Frames.swf, which opens an swf, Bees.swf. I created a stop action in Bees.swf on frame 2. I’d like to create a gotoandPlay action in Frames.swf that tells Bees.swf to play frame 5.  
This is what i came up with but it doesn’t work.

In Frames.swf i used the code

Bees.swf.gotoAndPlay(5);

but this doens’t work.  
So my question is, how do i write Bees.swf? because i’m guessing adding the period, makes it not work.  
Any idea would be most helpful.

thanks.