# Back stepping a movieclip

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/back-stepping-a-movieclip/172389
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [December 13, 2005, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/back-stepping-a-movieclip/172389 "2005-12-13T22:13:58Z")
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### Author: ![brndn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@brndn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brndn)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2005, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/back-stepping-a-movieclip/172389/1 "2005-12-13T22:13:58Z")

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Hi I have this code on a button that exist witin the movie clip that i want the action to take place.

onClipEvent (data) {  
\_root.goin.gotoAndPlay(12);  
}

if I use (\_root.this) it does not work either.

how do I back track the function?

like …/ or …\ in a file directory?