# MovieClip accessing the main timeline (AS3)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-accessing-the-main-timeline-as3/232186>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 11, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-accessing-the-main-timeline-as3/232186 "2007-07-11T19:24:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![AsDummy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/76d3ee/32.png) [@AsDummy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AsDummy)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-accessing-the-main-timeline-as3/232186/1 "2007-07-11T19:24:57Z")

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Hi,

I can’t seem to find it anywhere, but does anyone have a straight answer for how a MovieClip can…say…tell the main timeline (\_root) to play certain frames with AS3?

Would appreciate any help!!

-Steve