# \_global. help
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-global-help/64087
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [September 13, 2004, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-global-help/64087 "2004-09-13T05:58:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@PtrckL](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PtrckL)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2004, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-global-help/64087/1 "2004-09-13T05:58:37Z")
Hi,
I’m new to actionscript and I am having trouble with the \_global command. I have a script within a movie clip that is supposed to define \_global.firstload on release of said movie clip.
```auto
on (release) {
_root.gotoAndPlay(39);
_global.firstload = "info";
}
```
For some reason \_global.firstload = “info” does not seem to set the global variable, or atleast in root. The \_root.gotoAndPlay(39) works so I know the on(release) is working. I don’t recieve an error in output about \_global.firstload = “info”, but when I used trace(\_global.firstload), the variable comes out to be undefined. Im trying to use this in conjunction with:
```auto
_root.contents.loadMovie(_global.firstload+".swf");
```
Is there something wrong with the script or does \_global not effect root while used within a movie clip? Thanks.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2004, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-global-help/64087/2 "2004-09-13T06:02:16Z")
in my experiences \_global has always been buggy. just use \_root.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2004, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-global-help/64087/3 "2004-09-13T06:09:37Z")
> [@rysolag](#):
>
> in my experiences \_global has always been buggy. just use \_root.
Just changed it to:
```auto
on (release) {
_root.gotoAndPlay(39);
_root.firstload = "info";
}
```
But trace(\_root.firstload) still comes out to be undefined.:sigh:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2004, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-global-help/64087/4 "2004-09-13T07:30:19Z")
can you post your fla. file somewhere?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2004, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-global-help/64087/5 "2004-09-14T03:35:13Z")
Anyone know a good place to upload the fla to? The fla file is too big for my hosting.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2004, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-global-help/64087/6 "2004-10-04T20:10:49Z")
try having the move to the \_global. before the gotoAndPlay. It’s worth a shot.