# Getting \_parent movie clipps .\_name

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting--parent-movie-clipps--name/325821>\
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**Created:** [November 6, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting--parent-movie-clipps--name/325821 "2011-11-06T19:30:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Claid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Claid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Claid)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting--parent-movie-clipps--name/325821/1 "2011-11-06T19:30:25Z")

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i remember there was a easy way in as2 to get the movieclipp to trace its name and mc(-s) that contained it all the way to root level but .\_name just tells me its name - and my memory fails me how the cmd went … anyone?