# Accessing root variables from a class file

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-root-variables-from-a-class-file/270835>\
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**Created:** [September 15, 2008, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-root-variables-from-a-class-file/270835 "2008-09-15T05:58:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![deluxmilkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@deluxmilkman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deluxmilkman)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-root-variables-from-a-class-file/270835/1 "2008-09-15T05:58:18Z")

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I have a Movie clip class named MY\_MC,  
and would like to access to root level variable.

fla timeline

```auto

var Status:String = "ok";

```

MY\_MC.as

```auto

package{
	
	import flash.display.MovieClip;
	import flash.events.Event;
	import flash.events.MouseEvent;
	
	public class MY_MC extends MovieClip {
		
		public function MY_MC() {
			
			trace(Status); // here I am trying to access.
			this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER,lampOn);
				
		}
		
		private function lampOn(e:MouseEvent):void
		{
		trace("OVER");
		}
	}
}

```

How Can I do this?

Thank you.