# Basic problem with action script
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-problem-with-action-script/63092
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [September 2, 2004, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-problem-with-action-script/63092 "2004-09-02T22:19:32Z")
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### Author:  [@SODAfx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SODAfx)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2004, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-problem-with-action-script/63092/1 "2004-09-02T22:19:32Z")
hello out there.
i have an btn integreated in a flash movie. the action of the btn shoud be to go to another frame outside of this button. but it doesn’t work out.
i tried it with gotoframe, goto framelable … nothing.
it seems that it is trying to do this action inside of this movie clip 😕
any sugestions?
sincerely
SODAfx
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-problem-with-action-script/63092/2 "2004-09-02T22:26:10Z")
Welcome to the forums!!
You have to set the path to the timeline of the frame in question. If the frame is on the main timeline then use \_root (i.e. \_root.gotoAndPlay(framenumber). If the frame in question is located inside a movie clip that sits on the main timeline then set the path to that movie clip (i.e. \_root.movieclipname.gotoAndPlay(framenumber). If the frame in question is located inside a movie clip that is inside a move clip that sits on the main timeline then set the path to that movie clip (i.e. \_root.movieclip1name.movieclip2name.gotoAndPlay(framenumber).
etc. etc.
Make sense? :hr:
p.s. framenumber can be replace with framelabel
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-problem-with-action-script/63092/3 "2004-09-03T02:23:07Z")
… luv u
worked out fine 🙂
thx
SODAfx