# Movie clip (start & stop)

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-start-stop/191166
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [June 18, 2006, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-start-stop/191166 "2006-06-18T03:03:02Z")
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### Author: ![ELUDZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@ELUDZ](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ELUDZ)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2006, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-start-stop/191166/1 "2006-06-18T03:03:02Z")

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okay i made a (.flv) file and imported it into flashMX and put it inside movie clip symbol… it plays fine, but loops over and over forever… how do i play it just one time!? and how do i start, pause or stop it from a button on the main stage.

the mc variable is local inside the symbol, and isn’t visible from the main stage… so how do i go about doing this…

no looping… and a symbol movie clip control from main stage…?