# Button control over main/sub timeline

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-control-over-main-sub-timeline/56168>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 1, 2004, 6:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-control-over-main-sub-timeline/56168 "2004-07-01T06:33:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![new\_bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6bbea6/32.png) [@new\_bird](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/new_bird)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 6:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-control-over-main-sub-timeline/56168/1 "2004-07-01T06:33:19Z")

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i hav 2 scene, using button to swap in between file.  
if the button is in maintime line i can swap in between  
but my button is inside a movieclip in overview.  
After i click it reload the overview\_scene,  
and my script on button is

![](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3609&stc=1)

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on (release) {  
nextScene();  
}

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is it using  
\_root or  
this.(dot)  
.