# Playing MC from targeted SWF

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mc-from-targeted-swf/120335>\
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**Created:** [August 23, 2004, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mc-from-targeted-swf/120335 "2004-08-23T13:01:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![brndn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@brndn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brndn)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mc-from-targeted-swf/120335/1 "2004-08-23T13:01:25Z")

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hi I am trying to play a MC called (play), in a loaded swf called BOX.SWF. but the button is situated in BOX2.SWF.  
I v tried for a few hours to resolve it, tried a number of approaches and script techniques.

any advice is appriciated, thanks in advance:0

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**Author:** ![brndn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@brndn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brndn)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mc-from-targeted-swf/120335/2 "2004-08-23T22:14:34Z")

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if any master can help, plse!!!

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**Author:** ![Gumby19](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Gumby19](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gumby19)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mc-from-targeted-swf/120335/3 "2004-08-23T23:14:25Z")

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Is this what you needed??

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**Author:** ![brndn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@brndn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brndn)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mc-from-targeted-swf/120335/4 "2004-08-24T01:05:00Z")

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thats the same file that I posted???

I need the button in BOX2.SWF to play the movieclip PLAY, within BOX.SWF.  
heres a better file to use.

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**Author:** ![brndn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@brndn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brndn)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mc-from-targeted-swf/120335/5 "2004-08-24T03:12:49Z")

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hi all,  
does this make sense??  
I have three levels. the first file is OPEN.  
the top button in OPEN loads a file called BOX.SWF.  
the button in BOX loads another swf called BOX2.

From here you are given the third button(lower lefthand side)  
if you press this button it should play a movieclip called PLAY. that is situated in BOX.SWF.

its purely an exercise to solve a problem that will determine the options that open from level 3, but exist in the first or second. this is because on unload of the third level, i dont want the movieclip to disapear???

sorry for any confusion

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**Author:** ![Gumby19](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Gumby19](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gumby19)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mc-from-targeted-swf/120335/6 "2004-08-24T13:05:17Z")

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Sorry, on the open button, put this:

on (release) {  
\_root.targetone.loadMovie(“box.swf”);  
}

I’m not sure if this answers all you questions, but this will make the movie clip “play” play.