# MX return to main timeline **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [December 10, 2002, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-return-to-main-timeline/9367 "2002-12-10T14:01:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pjc4real](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58f4c7/32.png) [@Pjc4real](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pjc4real)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-return-to-main-timeline/9367/1 "2002-12-10T14:01:46Z")
Im in a movie clip, on the 1st frame of my main timeline. Once my movieclip has reached a point/finished, I would like return to the main timeline. Anyideas??:q: ---
**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:** [December 10, 2002, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-return-to-main-timeline/9367/2 "2002-12-10T14:07:43Z")
what? what are you talking about! All objects are displayed no matter what timeline they are on! ---
**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:** [December 10, 2002, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-return-to-main-timeline/9367/3 "2002-12-10T14:13:54Z")
Ok, This is my setup. On 1st frame of main timeline, I go into a movieclip (1). Then into a another movieclip (2), which is inside mc1. Now, I have a movieclip (3) on the MAIN TIMELINE… How do I target that? I’ve tried \_root.movieclip3.gotoAndPlay, but because Im already in a movielcip, is that wahy its not working? I want to get to the ABOSLUTE root/timeline of my movie… ---
**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:** [December 10, 2002, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-return-to-main-timeline/9367/4 "2002-12-10T14:16:01Z")
\_root.movieclip3.gotoAndPlay(frame no.) Should work, unless u had mistaken with the instance names. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2002, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-return-to-main-timeline/9367/5 "2002-12-10T14:16:29Z")
Try instead of \_root.movieclip3.gotoAndPlay \_root.movieclip3.play(); ---
**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:** [December 10, 2002, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-return-to-main-timeline/9367/6 "2002-12-10T14:31:05Z")
Tried that as well Sorcerer:\*( Thats wot I thut - ITS NOT WRKING!!! Heres my flash so far: **Hierarchy** MAIN TIMELINE | | | | MC 1 MC3 | | MC2 **HERE is where I need the code to target MC3** ---
**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:** [December 10, 2002, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-return-to-main-timeline/9367/7 "2002-12-10T14:32:49Z")
Try: \_parent.\_parent.MC3.gotoAndPlay(10); although it’s exactly the same as \_root.MC3.gotoAndPlay(10);, but try it anyways. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2002, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-return-to-main-timeline/9367/8 "2002-12-10T14:34:04Z")
\_root.mc3.play(); HAS TO WORK! check the instance names and stuff just to make sure! ---
**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:** [December 10, 2002, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-return-to-main-timeline/9367/9 "2002-12-10T14:35:29Z")
Both should work syko. :o Try attaching the Fla File. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2002, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-return-to-main-timeline/9367/10 "2002-12-10T14:38:49Z")
this is strange!:crazy: ---
**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:** [December 10, 2002, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-return-to-main-timeline/9367/11 "2002-12-10T14:43:56Z")
CRACKED IT!!! I THINK… \_parent.\_parent.interrfaceIn.gotoAndPlay(2); That wrked - thanks every1, esp h88 SUPER MODERATOR! Cld hav possibly been bcoz the mc I was trying to target was previously a graphic symbol, which I then changed… sumtimes u hav to delte the symbol and make it agian for it to register, rite??? ---
**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:** [December 10, 2002, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-return-to-main-timeline/9367/12 "2002-12-10T14:46:30Z")
You can’t target a graphic symbol :q: ---
**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:** [December 10, 2002, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-return-to-main-timeline/9367/13 "2002-12-10T14:50:03Z")
Yes I know u can only target MCs (whice are symbols neway!!) Wot I meant was - I had originally created a graphic symbol, which I then wanted to target, so changed its behaviour to a Moveiclip. And I dn think Flash recognizes wen u do this… maybe a bug, as Ive kum across it in the past. I fI want to change one symbol to anutha IE graphic-movieclip, it only works if I delete the symobl and use a new one - just changing the behaviour duznt seem to wrk!!!:q: ---
**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:** [December 10, 2002, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-return-to-main-timeline/9367/14 "2002-12-10T14:53:39Z")
Hmm, I’ll test that later.