# Is there a easy script to tell all self contained MC's to stop(); with one script?

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**Created:** [April 29, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-easy-script-to-tell-all-self-contained-mcs-to-stop-with-one-script/258918 "2008-04-29T15:38:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Line](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b38774/32.png) [@Line](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Line)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-easy-script-to-tell-all-self-contained-mcs-to-stop-with-one-script/258918/1 "2008-04-29T15:38:26Z")

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Is there a easy script to tell all self contained MC’s to stop(); with one script?

I have a few movieclips, each with a few movieclips inside running animations. I was wondering if there’s a way to do \_sub.stop(); and that would make all movieclips within a movieclip stop from animating.

Or do I have to unfortunately be specific and do the whole line or mc’s and sub mc’s ?

Thanks ahead,  
-Line