Hi I am displaying a .flv file as an embeded one like below in a php page <object ... <param name="movie" value="http://flashlinks.audiovideoweb.com/flash_skins/flashskin1.swf?vs_server=http://flash.audiovideoweb.com/flashgen.cgi?sname=<?=$sname?><?php print strtolower($videopath); ?>.flv%26aname=str"/> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <param avpromo="Flash Streaming powered by AudioVideoweb.com LLC" /> <embed src="http://flashlinks.audiovideoweb.com/flash_skins/flashskin1.swf?vs_server=http://flash.audiovideoweb.com/flashgen.cgi?sname=<?=$sname?><?php print strtolower($videopath); ?>.flv%26aname=str" width="320" height="240" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" vslink="http://flash.audiovideoweb.com/flashgen.cgi?sname=<?=$sname?>/!!FILENAME!!.flv%26aname=str"> </embed> </object> If I open a larger video thro' popup by calling a function as below I need to stop the video in the parent window. I need to do that inside my start_paly() function. Can any one suggest <a href="#" onclick="javascript:start_play('<?=$videopath?>')">View</a> Thanks Priyadharsini