# Paths problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/paths-problem/224140>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 29, 2007, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/paths-problem/224140 "2007-04-29T04:55:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![paradox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/958977/32.png) [@paradox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paradox)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2007, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/paths-problem/224140/1 "2007-04-29T04:55:44Z")

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So I have the following code

> keyListener.onKeyDown=function(){  
> if(Key.isDown(Key.SPACE)){  
> for(i=0;i\<n;i++){  
> var obj:MovieClip = \_root[“dot”+i];  
> …

which works fine. However, i don’t want to use absolute paths like “\_root”, because I make all my movies load in a big “menu” movie, which calls them (see it [here](http://www.pa-rado-x.com/flash/menu.html) to see what i am talking about). So i tried to switch it to \_parent but it breaks, so does “\_level0”… any ideas?

Something about those listeners is confusing me, where do they stand in the relative hierarchy?