# I must define all the code to the \_root?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-must-define-all-the-code-to-the--root/7786>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 7, 2002, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-must-define-all-the-code-to-the--root/7786 "2002-11-07T19:23:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![onno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dec6dc/32.png) [@onno](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/onno)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2002, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-must-define-all-the-code-to-the--root/7786/1 "2002-11-07T19:23:30Z")

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When i load a movie (a) onto an other movie (b) i must define all the code refering to the root of the That (b)

if yes, how i must do that, putting \_root. at all the actions?

thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2002, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-must-define-all-the-code-to-the--root/7786/2 "2002-11-07T22:33:49Z")

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i’m not quite sure what you mean, but if you mean how to refer to the \_root of b from a:

\_level0.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-must-define-all-the-code-to-the--root/7786/3 "2002-11-08T02:09:14Z")

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yup, \_root.firstFlick.nextFlick.gotoandPlay(4) will start “nextFlick” at frame 4.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-must-define-all-the-code-to-the--root/7786/4 "2002-11-08T02:10:40Z")

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just a thought, you named your instances too, right?