# Dynamic path

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-path/40525>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 19, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-path/40525 "2004-01-19T17:09:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hommer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hommer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hommer)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-path/40525/1 "2004-01-19T17:09:30Z")

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I have a variable called: \_root.activeButton  
This variable contains a path to a movie clip (i.e. \_root.menu.aboutMe) witch i want to control. How do I do that without using the Tell Target command?