# How do i control root timeline?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-control-root-timeline/181533>\
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**Created:** [March 10, 2006, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-control-root-timeline/181533 "2006-03-10T04:10:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![samboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@samboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/samboy)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-control-root-timeline/181533/1 "2006-03-10T04:10:37Z")

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Hi flash experts,

i have encounterd a problem with an external swf that i externally loaded to the main movie/root timeline.

what i’m trying to achieve is quite simple. i want to be able to click on one of the butttons in the loaded swf to controll the root timeline. here is the actionscript i’m using but it didn’t do anything. i’m using frame lables.

on (release) {  
\_parent.gotoAndStop(“none”);

}

am i missing something?

cheers,  
samboy