# Set Focus on a child movieclip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-focus-on-a-child-movieclip/161158>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 1, 2005, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-focus-on-a-child-movieclip/161158 "2005-09-01T12:03:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![sridharg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@sridharg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sridharg)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-focus-on-a-child-movieclip/161158/1 "2005-09-01T12:03:46Z")

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Hi

I am able to setFocus on a Child Movie clip but cannot disable the parent from Actions. The requirement is : I have a login screen interacting with the DB. IF the user is not present a dialog box pops up. I am able to set the Focus on this Dialog Box. But when i go out of the Dialog box and click on the Main/parent screen which is behind the Dialog box it is accepting. I want to disable any event in the Login screen, excepting the Dialog box.  
Please help…