# Pausing a targeted video onRelease

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pausing-a-targeted-video-onrelease/162836>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 16, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pausing-a-targeted-video-onrelease/162836 "2005-09-16T17:51:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pausing-a-targeted-video-onrelease/162836/1 "2005-09-16T17:51:13Z")

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On a particular page I have a flash button link to pop-open a new window. If they click on this I want to pause the video. They live in two separate flash files. How do I link the flash button to pause that streaming video?

Somthing like this? How would i reference the clip on the page in place of \_root?

on (release) {  
\_root.videoStream.pause();  
}