# Changing \_global variables

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing--global-variables/131184
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [December 13, 2004, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing--global-variables/131184 "2004-12-13T05:15:41Z")
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### Author: ![imported\_newbie\_geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5e925/32.png) [@imported\_newbie\_geek](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imported_newbie_geek)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2004, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing--global-variables/131184/1 "2004-12-13T05:15:41Z")

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so… i have a core movie that loades external swf’s through

```auto

loadMovie("movie.swf", "movie");
loadMovie("movie2.swf", "movie2");

```

no problem.

But then there is a button in “movie”, that I am trying to have change a variable that “movie2” uses as a signal to do whatever.

I have tried all of the following (within an “on(release)” handler.

```auto

variable=true
_global.variable=true
_parent.variable=true
_root.variable=true
_parent._parent=true

```

none of these seem to work. What the heck am i doing wrong here?:puzzled:

BTW - I am using flash MX 2004 pro

thanks