# MX probz..... target movie clip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-probz-target-movie-clip/7459>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 31, 2002, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-probz-target-movie-clip/7459 "2002-10-31T14:59:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pjc4real](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58f4c7/32.png) [@Pjc4real](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pjc4real)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-probz-target-movie-clip/7459/1 "2002-10-31T14:59:56Z")

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Seeing that the tellTarget function has been “deprecated” (I don’t see why), how can I target a movie clip???

I have a button on a frame on the main timeline, which I want to link to a movie clip that has been placed in another frame (still on the main timeline). Ne ideas??

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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:** [October 31, 2002, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-probz-target-movie-clip/7459/2 "2002-10-31T15:17:27Z")

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You can use

on(release){  
with("/"){  
gotoAndPlay(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:** [October 31, 2002, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-probz-target-movie-clip/7459/3 "2002-10-31T15:30:11Z")

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Sorry… could u be more specific pleez???🙂 I don’t understand how I use that code with my movie clips… ie wheredo I put the instance name???

The (instance movie) clip I want to target is called “marketing”, and it is on frame 10 of the main timeline. The frame IN the movieclip I want to target is 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:** [October 31, 2002, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-probz-target-movie-clip/7459/4 "2002-10-31T15:35:06Z")

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on(release){

with("\_root.marketing"){

gotoAndPlay(4);

}

}

Assuming that you have marketing in the main timeline. Hope this helps!

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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:** [October 31, 2002, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-probz-target-movie-clip/7459/5 "2002-10-31T16:16:01Z")

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Use the dot syntax and don’t crosspost, please.

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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 2, 2002, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-probz-target-movie-clip/7459/6 "2002-11-02T15:49:05Z")

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Sorry… I didnt see ne rules about that…

Anyway, what is the dot syntax/is there anywhere I can read a guide about it? I have a movieclip in a button which I used to use tell target to got to different frames according to the button states…

PS I WILL be posting this question of mine up, as this is an old topic which people aren’t likely to read.