# LoadMovie, control from maintimeline to external swf AS?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-control-from-maintimeline-to-external-swf-as/200383>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 11, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-control-from-maintimeline-to-external-swf-as/200383 "2006-09-11T20:26:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-control-from-maintimeline-to-external-swf-as/200383/1 "2006-09-11T20:26:01Z")

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I have an external swf that I’ve placed in an empty movie clip using loadmovie into the main movie.

The swf shows and plays fine, however I have an interactive movie clip which does nothing when loaded into the main movie. (note: the loaded .swf is fine when tested outside of the main movie). How do I target the external .swfs interactive features after it has been loaded into the main timeline?

here’s an example:

code in the external .swf-- on a movieclip, instance name: growObject

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {  
if (\_root.grow == 1 && this.\_xscale\<300) {  
this.\_xscale += 20;  
}  
if (\_root.grow == 0 && this.\_xscale\>73) {  
this.\_xscale -= 20;  
}  
}

code on a button (which controls the above code and is also located in the external swf–

on(rollOver){  
grow=1;  
}  
on(rollOut){  
grow=0;  
}

I just need to figure out how to activate these instances while watching the external swf from my main movie timeline. I am LOST.

Thanks for any input, examples, tutorial references!!! :jail: