# Need help with variables

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-variables/83569>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 20, 2005, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-variables/83569 "2005-03-20T05:13:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![nathan99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/96bed5/32.png) [@nathan99](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nathan99)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2005, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-variables/83569/1 "2005-03-20T05:13:48Z")

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I want to make it so if they have no lives left it goes to the main menu here is the code i have…

```auto
 
if (_root.lives == -1) {
 gotoAndStop("1");
} 

```

Can anyone tell me what I have done wrong?