# \_root help please!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-help-please/16016>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 20, 2003, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-help-please/16016 "2003-03-20T07:25:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![digitalxwitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de0a6/32.png) [@digitalxwitch](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/digitalxwitch)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-help-please/16016/1 "2003-03-20T07:25:49Z")

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I am trying to control the timeline from a movie clip…  
why is it that when I use something like  
\_parent.gotoAndPlay(“movie1”);

it works when I’m previewing it in flash but when I go to upload it, it doesnt work? :\*(

I also tried using \_root or \_level1 …

Am I doing this right?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-help-please/16016/2 "2003-03-20T07:28:47Z")

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Howdy…

Got a sample file by any chance??? I don’t see why it should not work… ☹

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-help-please/16016/3 "2003-03-20T07:30:30Z")

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If you are viewing the content via loadMovie the targetting gets different because the \_root of your movie would then be the \_root of the movie you load into.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-help-please/16016/4 "2003-03-20T07:33:03Z")

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I’m too embarassed to show my sample. :nerd:  
LOL…it sux.

I thought it might have to do with my levels…since it works when I view that one swf file alone. But on the site, it loads along with another swf file.  
So what should my target be? :-\  
Can you give me an example please?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-help-please/16016/5 "2003-03-20T07:35:00Z")

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Well the targets are either

\_root  
\_parent  
or  
this

Try all three of those, since we don’t know the exact situation and what you are calling from where, its hard to say how to fix it.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-help-please/16016/6 "2003-03-20T07:36:05Z")

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Oh yeah, also note that most peoples browsers cache the loaded file, so the file you are viewing might still be the old one if you had an old one that didn’t work. You have to clear your cache and visit again.