# Return to main timeline not working

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/return-to-main-timeline-not-working/150109>\
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**Created:** [June 3, 2005, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/return-to-main-timeline-not-working/150109 "2005-06-03T21:21:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Melanie\_Haycock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@Melanie\_Haycock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Melanie_Haycock)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/return-to-main-timeline-not-working/150109/1 "2005-06-03T21:21:41Z")

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I have followed a zillion threads about returning to the main timeline from an swf but can’t figure out what I am doing wrong.

I have an external swf loaded into an mc on the maintimeline.

When the sound is finished playing at the end of the external swf I want to return to the main timeline.

My code in the external swf is this:

stop();  
mySound.onSoundComplete = function() {  
\_root.gotoAndPlay (“movie”, “explore”);  
}

(where “movie” is the scene and “explore” is the frame label).

Nothing is happening.

The odd thing is that if I write…

stop();  
mySound.onSoundComplete = function() {  
\_root.gotoAndPlay (1);  
}

…it works (it goes to the main timeline, but not to the place I want).

I am going completely mad and really have searched every thread to see what I’m doing wrong. Please help!!!