# Global variable for Movie Clip Instance

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/global-variable-for-movie-clip-instance/243643>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 9, 2007, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/global-variable-for-movie-clip-instance/243643 "2007-11-09T05:38:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![deathbydesignnz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@deathbydesignnz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deathbydesignnz)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/global-variable-for-movie-clip-instance/243643/1 "2007-11-09T05:38:58Z")

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Hi, i have a movie clip with the instance name “aboutus”

Code:

The following code does not work:

\_global.page = “aboutus”

on(release){  
\_root.main.\_global.page.play();  
\_global.menuSelected = “framing”;  
\_global.page = “framing”;  
}

BUT this code does

\_global.page = “aboutus”

on(release){  
\_root.main.aboutus.play();  
\_global.menuSelected = “framing”;  
\_global.page = “framing”;  
}

the only difference being one uses the variable wheres the other uses the instance name…  
Can anyone enlighten me what i am doing wrong?

Thanks