# Path definition

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-definition/184393>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 4, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-definition/184393 "2006-04-04T20:16:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Derek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@Derek](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Derek)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-definition/184393/1 "2006-04-04T20:16:57Z")

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if i have a button in a movie clip, how do i direct it to affect the main timeline?

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**Author:** ![bombsledder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@bombsledder](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bombsledder)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-definition/184393/2 "2006-04-04T20:19:18Z")

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what do you mean? like scope?

mymovie.mybutton.onRelease=function(){\_root.gotoAndStop(5)};

something like that

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**Author:** ![gonzolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gonzolo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gonzolo)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-definition/184393/3 "2006-04-04T20:20:05Z")

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write this on the movie clip

\_root.play();  
\_root.gotoAndStop(5);

you can use about any function on the main timeline by writing \_root. in front of it

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**Author:** ![Derek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@Derek](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Derek)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-definition/184393/4 "2006-04-04T20:22:54Z")

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thanks guys