# I know this has been asked b4...but

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-know-this-has-been-asked-b4-but/771>\
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**Created:** [July 29, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-know-this-has-been-asked-b4-but/771 "2002-07-29T16:04:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![DDD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DDD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DDD)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-know-this-has-been-asked-b4-but/771/1 "2002-07-29T16:04:16Z")

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Can you control a swf from outside of flash?? Here is the scenario I have a flash movie embedded in html. I have navigation buttons in the html. and also some nav buttons in the swf. Can those html control or manipulate the swf in any way?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-know-this-has-been-asked-b4-but/771/2 "2002-07-30T06:42:07Z")

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This has been asked indeed (if I understood what you meant): [http://www.kirupaforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1242&highlight=javascript](http://www.kirupaforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1242&highlight=javascript)

pom :asian:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-know-this-has-been-asked-b4-but/771/3 "2002-07-30T12:12:21Z")

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Hey Pom,  
I copied your link to the best of [kirupa.com](http://kirupa.com) section 🙂

Cheers!  
Kirupa :rambo:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2002, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-know-this-has-been-asked-b4-but/771/4 "2002-07-31T22:38:36Z")

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here is a similar thread from were-here forums

[http://www.were-here.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=130205](http://www.were-here.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=130205)