# Controlling clips....question about \_child

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-clips-question-about--child/40297>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 16, 2004, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-clips-question-about--child/40297 "2004-01-16T20:17:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![spectreman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@spectreman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spectreman)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-clips-question-about--child/40297/1 "2004-01-16T20:17:26Z")

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hey everyone,

i’m trying to teach myself some actionscripting, mainly controlling movie clips, but i can’t seem to get this to work:

main timeline contains MC “first”.  
MC “first” contains MC “AAA”. (assume instance names are the same)

now, how do i call frame 2 of MC “AAA”  
from the main timeline??

what is the correct script for use with a button action, and would it be the same script for a regular frame action??

what if i wanted to call frame 2 of MC “AAA” from MC “first”??

i know how to get to the \_root/\_parent levels, from the child levels but how do i get to these \_child/\_grandchild levels from the parent levels??

i know this is basic actionscripting, but i’m still learning.

thanks! this forum is really great. you all are extremely helpful.