# (MX 6) function scope
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-6-function-scope/34514
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 3, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-6-function-scope/34514 "2003-11-03T15:02:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@t8024328](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/t8024328)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-6-function-scope/34514/1 "2003-11-03T15:02:39Z")
is that possible to call a function which belong to another swf file ?
I use loadmovie to load a movie(called: movie2) in another movie (movie1).
Movie1 contains a function that I want to be accessible from movie2.
How can I do that ?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2003, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-6-function-scope/34514/2 "2003-11-03T17:04:31Z")
If the function is located in the \_root of movie1, just use \_root.theFunction (). But it depends on your structure, really. If you still have problems, \_global functions may help, but it’s not really a good practice…
pom 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-6-function-scope/34514/3 "2003-11-04T15:08:37Z")
It does not work.
The function in the 1st fla file is in a movie clip object (clip7).
I want to call it from another fla (swf when publi…) and the call function is in a movie lcip(clip8) as well.
Should I use clip7.nameofthefunction(); ?