# \[MX\] controlling external clip timelines...?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-controlling-external-clip-timelines/171507>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 6, 2005, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-controlling-external-clip-timelines/171507 "2005-12-06T03:23:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![rohan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f19dbf/32.png) [@rohan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rohan)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-controlling-external-clip-timelines/171507/1 "2005-12-06T03:23:50Z")

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Hi all just wondering if anyone can fill me in on how to control the timeline of a movie clip which is contained within an externally loaded swf. I have a central window where images fade in and out of one another and I want the user to be able to pause the fade and play it as they please. This is the code I am using to load the external clip:

\_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“profilesCentre”, 3);  
loadMovie(“profilesCentreEX.swf”, “profilesCentre”);  
profilesCentre.\_x = 17;  
profilesCentre.\_y = 209.6;

I’m a little confused as to whether I should use “profilesCentre” as the object or “profilesCentreEX”…

thanks in advance! 😃