# nooB question **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [January 19, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/noob-question/11591 "2003-01-19T19:26:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DJ\_LIQUID](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@DJ\_LIQUID](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DJ_LIQUID)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/noob-question/11591/1 "2003-01-19T19:26:29Z")
I was attempting to do the snow effect as described in [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/snow.asp](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/snow.asp) It worked fine when I first went thru it :beam: so then I tried putting it into a pre existing movie it doesnt work. I’m 99% its because of the “\_root.snow” because its not on the main timeline err its in a movie within a movie my question is…how do i tell it where “snow” is?? what do I change in place of “\_root” :hangover: ---
**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:** [January 19, 2003, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/noob-question/11591/2 "2003-01-19T19:31:11Z")
“\_parent.holderMCname” ---
**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:** [January 19, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/noob-question/11591/3 "2003-01-19T19:41:24Z")
it worked thanks :beam: ---
**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:** [January 19, 2003, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/noob-question/11591/4 "2003-01-19T23:38:16Z")
Glad to help! Danno~ :beam: