# \_parent target path

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-parent-target-path/37375>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 9, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-parent-target-path/37375 "2003-12-09T14:47:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![andrthad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andrthad](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andrthad)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-parent-target-path/37375/1 "2003-12-09T14:47:03Z")

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Hi All,

Targeting mcs is killing me. I have a mc called Jukebox on my main timeline. Within Jukebox is component code called JukeBoxClass. I am trying to reference a dynamic textbox (lyricsScroller) on my main timeline from my JukeBoxClass code. I can explain better if this is not clear. I thought the code would read something like this.

```auto

//this = JukeBoxClass registry of the component
//1st _parent = Jukebox mc timeline
//2nd _parent = main timeline
//lyricsScroller = my dynamic textbox on the main timeline

this._parent._parent.lyricsScroller;

```