# Load movie clip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-clip/7759>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 7, 2002, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-clip/7759 "2002-11-07T03:27:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![takashi0808](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9c0ed/32.png) [@takashi0808](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/takashi0808)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2002, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-clip/7759/1 "2002-11-07T03:27:03Z")

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I want to load a movie clip from the movie clip that is nested.

I put this action script but I think I need add something

on (release) {  
with (light) {  
gotoAndPlay(2);  
}  
}

The movie clip that I want to load is on the main movie  
The place that I am calling that movie clip is from the nested movie clip.

I attached a file.  
Thank you very much for your help.

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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, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-clip/7759/2 "2002-11-07T04:49:26Z")

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you need to use /

```auto

on (release) {
	tellTarget ("/light") {
		gotoAndPlay(2);
	}
}

```

Ok the / is needed to go back a level to the root level.

stay away from using tell target. You could use this, much less code and dot syntax is much easier believe me

```auto

on (release) {
	_root.light.gotoAndPlay(2);
}

```

in this code you are going back to the root level (main timeline )and saying look for the mc called light and send the playhead to play from frame2:asian: