# Playing MC from targeted SWF
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mc-from-targeted-swf/61930
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 23, 2004, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mc-from-targeted-swf/61930 "2004-08-23T13:01:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@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/61930/1 "2004-08-23T13:01:25Z")
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:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mc-from-targeted-swf/61930/2 "2004-08-23T22:14:34Z")
if any master can help, plse!!!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2004, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mc-from-targeted-swf/61930/3 "2004-08-23T23:14:25Z")
Is this what you needed??
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2004, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mc-from-targeted-swf/61930/4 "2004-08-24T01:05:00Z")
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:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2004, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mc-from-targeted-swf/61930/5 "2004-08-24T03:12:49Z")
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:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2004, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mc-from-targeted-swf/61930/6 "2004-08-24T13:05:17Z")
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.