# Movie clip object - a button

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-object-a-button/194794>\
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**Created:** [July 26, 2006, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-object-a-button/194794 "2006-07-26T12:08:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![dreamevo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@dreamevo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dreamevo)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-object-a-button/194794/1 "2006-07-26T12:08:36Z")

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hi guys, i need your help, ive done this before but forgot how i did this, ok for example on main timeline, i have 2 movieclips, 1 is my button and 1 is a animation inside the movieclip, so on my movie clip button, i have the actual button inside that movie clip, ok how do i make, when i hit my buton its gonna play the animation inside the moviclip on the main timeline? i remember i have to goto the root or parent again then go inside that movieclip animation, whats the actionscipt again for that? many thanks guys!!

another question is, i have a button and a movieclip on the main timeline, when i press my button it will play the animation inside the movieclip, how do i achieve that? thanks again