# Pause external SWF loaded in container movieclip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-external-swf-loaded-in-container-movieclip/205021>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 25, 2006, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-external-swf-loaded-in-container-movieclip/205021 "2006-10-25T13:07:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![chrisjacks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@chrisjacks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chrisjacks)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-external-swf-loaded-in-container-movieclip/205021/1 "2006-10-25T13:07:48Z")

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Hi there,

I have a flash movie that loads external SWFs into a container movieclip in the main movie.

The actual animation frames in these external SWFs are a couple of layers down in each clip, ie: a movieclip within a movieclip within a movieclip.

I need to add a pause button in the main movie that will pause the currently playing movieclip. I think the problem lies in my not referencing the movieclip properly.

Click the link below to download the FLA files to see what I’m talking about!  
[http://www.artboxgraphics.com.au/temp/ABKslideshow.zip](http://www.artboxgraphics.com.au/temp/ABKslideshow.zip)  
(Main movie FLA + 2 External Clip FLAs)

Ideally I would like the “pause” button to function more as a “pause/resume”, but I’m happy to take things one step at a time!

If anyone could show me how to do this it would be VERY much appreciated. I have burned many hours on this!

Cheers,

Chris