# Triggering a movieclip from a timeline

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/triggering-a-movieclip-from-a-timeline/84180
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**Created:** [March 25, 2005, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/triggering-a-movieclip-from-a-timeline/84180 "2005-03-25T03:31:29Z")
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### Author: ![outtareach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/5fc32e/32.png) [@outtareach](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/outtareach)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2005, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/triggering-a-movieclip-from-a-timeline/84180/1 "2005-03-25T03:31:29Z")

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I know this is easy but in all my documentation I can figure out a simple way to play a movieclip when it gets to the end on another one. Basically I want a button to play a movie when it is pressed and at the end of that button movie I want it to play another clip on the main timeline. Also I have a sound in my movieclip waiting to be played on the main timeline and it plays without the clip playing. i guess its because the instance is on the stage but how do I only have it play when its called. Thanks,