# Instructing an external movie clip to play from the main movie

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instructing-an-external-movie-clip-to-play-from-the-main-movie/11239>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 14, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instructing-an-external-movie-clip-to-play-from-the-main-movie/11239 "2003-01-14T13:19:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![m660](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@m660](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/m660)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instructing-an-external-movie-clip-to-play-from-the-main-movie/11239/1 "2003-01-14T13:19:49Z")

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Anyone tell me the easiest way to sort this one?

I have a movie clip that consists of 2 keyframes.

It is loaded onto level1 above my main movie and the first frame is blank (so that it does not come into play until instructed).

The second keyframe is the main part of the loaded movie and this needs to play after receiving instruction from the main movie.

My problem is ‘How do I instruct this to happen??’  
I have no knowledge of action script so if anyone could advise or tell me if there is an easier way to do this I would be eternally greatful…

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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:** [January 14, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instructing-an-external-movie-clip-to-play-from-the-main-movie/11239/2 "2003-01-14T15:37:47Z")

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Hi m660,

If I understand you correctly it should be as simple as creating a button or frame action in your main movie and doing the following

```auto

Frame
_level1.gotoAndPlay(2);

Button
on(release){
      _level1.gotoAndPlay(2);
}

```