# HELP: \_root or \_parent, targetting external SWFs with it

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help--root-or--parent-targetting-external-swfs-with-it/54134
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [June 11, 2004, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help--root-or--parent-targetting-external-swfs-with-it/54134 "2004-06-11T08:27:38Z")
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### Author: ![BUroKHUli](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/burokhuli/32/190_2.png) [@BUroKHUli](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BUroKHUli)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2004, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help--root-or--parent-targetting-external-swfs-with-it/54134/1 "2004-06-11T08:27:38Z")

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Hello there,

Supposing you have 3 levels of “loadMovieNum”. Example: “This” is my main stage, and then on a certain frame, i loaded an external file at “LEVEL 1” , then next frame at “LEVEL 2” and last “LEVEL 3”.  
Will the "\_root.container.MC.gotoAndPlay(“lable”); still work? Supposing im trying to target an MC in LEVEL 2? Will the \_root and \_parent work seemslessly?

I hope I have explained it well…

Thanks