# Reference main timeline from external swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reference-main-timeline-from-external-swf/209947>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 13, 2006, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reference-main-timeline-from-external-swf/209947 "2006-12-13T15:36:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![biwerw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@biwerw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/biwerw)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2006, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reference-main-timeline-from-external-swf/209947/1 "2006-12-13T15:36:22Z")

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im trying to tell my main movie to goto a certain movieclip in the timeline from my loaded external swf heres the code Im working with,

```auto
_level0.myMC.gotoAndPlay(45);
unloadMovieNum(1)

```

I can tell the script is executing because the external movieclip unloads itself but the main movie does nothing.  
Any ideas or changes I could try?

Thanks