# \_root

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root/126186>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 21, 2004, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root/126186 "2004-10-21T01:43:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![goctala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e56c9b/32.png) [@goctala](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/goctala)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root/126186/1 "2004-10-21T01:43:37Z")

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::Hi, I have a problem:

1. I have 3 advanced rollover butons which are inside a movie clip each one of them, and there is a script on each button that refers to the main time line with the \_root, the script on the first button(inside the butt1MC) is:

```auto
 
on (rollOver) {gotoAndPlay(2);
}
on (rollOut) {gotoAndPlay(8);
}

on (release) {gotoAndStop(17); 
if (_root.butt2MC._currentFrame == "17") {
 _root.butt2MC.gotoAndPlay(8);
}
if (_root.butt3MC._currentFrame == "17") {
 _root.butt3MC.gotoAndPlay(8);
}
}

```

1. I am using the accordion component as a navigation so in one of the screens I am using the buttons, but they don’t work properlly as they are working when they are on the main time line in another MC.

I was reading the help and I found out that \_lockroot should have something to do with it, but it is not clear to me at all.

Any help would be usefull thank you ::