# Accessing maintimeline

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-maintimeline/294862
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 20, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-maintimeline/294862 "2009-08-20T23:36:41Z")
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### Author: ![AcolyTe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/50afbb/32.png) [@AcolyTe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AcolyTe)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-maintimeline/294862/1 "2009-08-20T23:36:41Z")

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Just wondering, is there a way to access the maintimeline from within a movieclip?

root. doesnt seem to work ;(