# AS Paths and stuff (MX)
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-paths-and-stuff-mx/8520
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 22, 2002, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-paths-and-stuff-mx/8520 "2002-11-22T17:34:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@Raydred](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Raydred)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2002, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-paths-and-stuff-mx/8520/1 "2002-11-22T17:34:29Z")
Ok im having troubles with my paths to things.
I am using relative path, im trying to set a variable from one MC to another…
Heres how i have it structured…
MainMC –
|
----- MC1
|
----- MC2
Now i want to set a variable from MC1 to MC2
But for whatever reason its not working.
And yes i have the instance named, and its on the same layer…
hmm… any ideas?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2002, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-paths-and-stuff-mx/8520/2 "2002-11-22T18:42:28Z")
wow either, i Make no sense, or i post some pretty advanced stuff that no one knows of lol =)
I think i make no sense lol.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2002, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-paths-and-stuff-mx/8520/3 "2002-11-22T18:54:35Z")
Did u try this:
```php
_parent.MC2.h88 = 12
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2002, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-paths-and-stuff-mx/8520/4 "2002-11-22T19:04:27Z")
When u test the movie, and list the variables, the output would be:
> Level #0:
> Variable \_level0.$version = “WIN 6,0,21,0”
> Movie Clip: Target=“\_level0.MC1”
> Movie Clip: Target=“\_level0.MC2”
> Variable \_level0.MC2.h88 = 12
Notice that h88 variable had been succesfully declared and set to 12. And offcourse it was set in MC1 by the code above.
yours,
h88
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2002, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-paths-and-stuff-mx/8520/5 "2002-11-22T19:43:35Z")
ok, a little further…
Now this is a movie that will be loaded in…
now \_root is the Main movie, and not the movie loaded in.
does \_parent. Refers to the movie loaded in the main movie?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2002, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-paths-and-stuff-mx/8520/6 "2002-11-22T20:14:04Z")
\_parent Property specifies or returns a reference to the movie clip or object that contains the current movie clip or object. The current object is the object containing the ActionScript code that references \_parent. Use \_parent to specify a relative path to movie clips or objects that are above the current movie clip or object.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2002, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-paths-and-stuff-mx/8520/7 "2002-11-22T20:44:58Z")
ok…
I understand that a little better now…
Ok, now what if you want to access or set information from a movie clip above that one (in the hierarchy structure.)
ex:
\_root.thisMc.insideMc
thats the one i want to give info to… (in a variable)
and its comming from
\_root.thisMc.insideMc.myMc;
so i want to do something like this…
thisMc.newVar = myMc.SomeVar;
i can do that only if i use… \_root.
But i need those paths to be relatvie… is that possible?
the reason i ask is im creating a flash thing that dynamically loads movies into it, and i need to reference stuff correctly in order to work… i need the loaded mc to be pretty much indepentant and relative. =)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2002, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-paths-and-stuff-mx/8520/8 "2002-11-22T21:27:41Z")
Umm, can u rephrase that, i really can’t get what your trying to achieve, anyways, this should work, \_parent should be used when u try to access relative path, or accessing an absoulute, like:
```php
_root.MCParent.MCChiled.MCSubChiled.h88 = 23123
```
Try experimenting with the above code and the last post too, and tell me how it goes!
yours,
h88
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2002, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-paths-and-stuff-mx/8520/9 "2002-11-22T21:52:36Z")
im looking for something more like…
…/…/myMc.My2mc
…/ meaning go up one level in the hierarcy… just not sure how to do that.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2002, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-paths-and-stuff-mx/8520/10 "2002-11-22T21:57:54Z")
> …/…/myMc.My2mc
\_parent.\_parent.myMC.My2mc
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2002, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-paths-and-stuff-mx/8520/11 "2002-11-22T22:03:37Z")
oh ok cool =)
thanks alot ! =)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2002, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-paths-and-stuff-mx/8520/12 "2002-11-22T22:04:19Z")
No problem. 🙂
PS. What a no. of posts u got Raydrad, 784392011.983, i wish i got the same number.