# Nested button problem - path?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nested-button-problem-path/179221>\
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**Created:** [February 17, 2006, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nested-button-problem-path/179221 "2006-02-17T19:53:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![dirksmith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@dirksmith](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dirksmith)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nested-button-problem-path/179221/1 "2006-02-17T19:53:53Z")

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Hi

I’m having problems getting a nested button to work.

The button is contained 2 movies down from the main movie.

The main movie has a movie holder instanced “mc\_holder”. This holds a movie (portfolio.swf) with a movie holder instanced “porthold\_mc”.

My porfolio case studies are loaded into the “porthold\_mc” - which contain a mc “work” and a mc “easing” - which is a scolling area controlled by a button.

You can see this here:

[http://www.detkendesign.com/index2.php](http://www.detkendesign.com/index2.php) - click portfolio and then try to scroll the image.

So tried the AS1 route and set a path on the scroll button from the mother movie:

\_root.mc\_holder.porthold\_mc.work.easing – but not working.

Also tried this.\_parent.\_parent.\_parent - but not clear that this is able to jump loaded .swfs - in any case it didn’t work.

Grateful for any ideas on a fix

Thanx

d