# Loading movie clips and actions

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-movie-clips-and-actions/232132>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 11, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-movie-clips-and-actions/232132 "2007-07-11T13:46:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![SureShot](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sureshot/32/83_2.png) [@SureShot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SureShot)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-movie-clips-and-actions/232132/1 "2007-07-11T13:46:23Z")

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I know this is probably pretty easy so please don’t laugh. I’m a designer, not a programmer so this stuff boggles my mind most days 🙂

Here is what I have and what I need to do. My project is just a main stage with 4 buttons at the bottom. Each button will tell a movie clip on the stage to go to a certain frame and play. What I want to do is have transition out effects for each of the buttons.

In order to do this I need to be able to tell the buttons that once clicked, check the 3 other movie clips on the stage and see what frame they are at. If they are at a certain frame, go to and play the transition out. If they aren’t do nothing.

So basically it breaks down like this.

- Project loads and movie clip attached to button 1 starts playing.
- When I click button 2 I want it to check and see if buttons 1,3 or 4 are at a certain key frame.
- If any are, go to and play key frame for that movie that starts transition out.
- If not, stay on current key frame and do nothing.

I would very much appreciate any help!:thumb: