# Problem with stopping an external movie. Help please?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-stopping-an-external-movie-help-please/124487
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**Created:** [October 4, 2004, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-stopping-an-external-movie-help-please/124487 "2004-10-04T07:58:58Z")
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### Author: ![mx\_guest2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@mx\_guest2004](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mx_guest2004)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2004, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-stopping-an-external-movie-help-please/124487/1 "2004-10-04T07:58:58Z")

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Hi,  
I have loade an external swf in frame one by this code:  
[AS]  
\_root.holder.loadMovie(“myfile.swf”);  
[/AS]  
Everything is fine and the external swf plays. On another layer in frame one I have a stop button with this code on it:  
[AS]  
on(release){  
\_root.holder.stop();  
}  
[/AS]  
But it doesn’t work. I want to stop the external swf to play (freeses) until a play button been pushed.

Any help on this please?

mx-guest2004