# Problems targeting function within MC

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-targeting-function-within-mc/193621>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 14, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-targeting-function-within-mc/193621 "2006-07-14T16:31:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![schmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@schmichael](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/schmichael)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-targeting-function-within-mc/193621/1 "2006-07-14T16:31:29Z")

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Hullo, I am trying to start and stop an animation from outside of the main timeline. I have written the functions inside the movie to start and stop the animation and they work fine when called from within the movieclip but when I call them from the maim timeline I get nothing. I have checked the targeting is correct and can’t think what this is!  
If anyone could help I would be really really grateful.  
I’ve attached an fla to show you what i mean!  
Thanks

Schm