# \[mx2004\] target path woes

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**Created:** [April 13, 2005, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx2004-target-path-woes/144292 "2005-04-13T05:39:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![hiredassassin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ed655f/32.png) [@hiredassassin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hiredassassin)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx2004-target-path-woes/144292/1 "2005-04-13T05:39:48Z")

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Hi all, im new to kirupa and new to actionscript - “Hi”🙂

im attempting to build my first site in flash, and it was all going ok till i decided to get clever!

I did have snippets of a.s everywhere, but have been trying to move it all back to frame1 on the main timeline (issat best practice?)

the problem im having is that a simple piece of code on a nav button just wont work.

when the code was within the same movie as the button it was easy:

btnWelcome.onRelease = function(){  
trace (“clicked”)  
}

this works fine. however, when i move the code down 2 levels to the main timeline i put in this:

\_root.mcActionIntro.mcWelcome.btnWelcome.onRelease = function(){  
trace (“heelp me!”)  
}

it just wont work - ive tried moving the code up one level - into mcActionIntro and it works (with shorter target path of course - mcWelcome.btnWelcome.)…

Ive tried using the targeting tool thingy to target it and it confirms my path as being correct…

what the hell am i missing??

pleeeeease tell me where im getting it wrong? ta.