# Interactivity and loaded swfs

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interactivity-and-loaded-swfs/18185>\
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**Created:** [April 14, 2003, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interactivity-and-loaded-swfs/18185 "2003-04-14T08:18:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![jimw00d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@jimw00d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jimw00d)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interactivity-and-loaded-swfs/18185/1 "2003-04-14T08:18:30Z")

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If an external swf is loaded into a main movie, is there a way that changes that take place within the loaded movie, i.e. a button press, can change the flow of the main movie. In essence how do external movies and the main movie communicate.

e.g. contactForm.swf.instance-this doesn’t work by the way.

Any ideas around?