# Movies calling functions from \_root

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movies-calling-functions-from--root/249088>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 15, 2008, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movies-calling-functions-from--root/249088 "2008-01-15T07:23:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![DimTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c77e96/32.png) [@DimTea](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DimTea)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movies-calling-functions-from--root/249088/1 "2008-01-15T07:23:05Z")

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How do you have movies call functions from \_root?  
Such that

//root  
function go\_up()  
{  
\_y-=1;  
}

//whilst editting the movieclip  
onEnterFrame = function ()  
{  
go\_up() //\_root.go\_up? blah  
}