# Timeline controlled by explorer address?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timeline-controlled-by-explorer-address/183464>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 27, 2006, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timeline-controlled-by-explorer-address/183464 "2006-03-27T10:32:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Deke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cab0a1/32.png) [@Deke](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Deke)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timeline-controlled-by-explorer-address/183464/1 "2006-03-27T10:32:23Z")

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Hi!

I’ve got a question for all of you FLASH-masters out there.

I’m currently working on a website, based on ASP and a database. It loads the content on the page from a database.

Now to the problem. I’ve got a flash menu/image viewer at the top of the page. ( ex. When I klick on “About” the menu/movie clip shows an “About” image). The problem is that the website is based on only ONE page (default.asp) So, whenever I klick on a link, let’s say “About” the page reloads and the About page is shown, BUT! the flash menu/movie is reloaded and moves back to the start of the timeline ( In this case the “welcome” image).

My question is: Is there a way to tell what part of the movie clip to be shown based on the explorer address, or is there another way around this problem?

I don’t want to use frames on my website because then the scroller is “miss placed”.

I hope I have explaind my problem fairly well, so you all can understan what the h\*ll I’m talking about.

Thank you!