# Dot syntax absolute paths

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dot-syntax-absolute-paths/49188
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [April 20, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dot-syntax-absolute-paths/49188 "2004-04-20T19:09:12Z")
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### Author: ![cswisher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@cswisher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cswisher)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dot-syntax-absolute-paths/49188/1 "2004-04-20T19:09:12Z")

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This feels like a stupid question, but it’s driving me nuts: How exactly can I create an aboslute path from “\_root”?

I’m trying to use one movie clip as a controller to play and pause another. I want to play a movieclip called “content” that’s sitting in the main timeline. I’m trying - \_root.content.play(); - but that’s just not working. What gives?