# Question about "tellTarget"

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-telltarget/52146
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 20, 2004, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-telltarget/52146 "2004-05-20T15:04:39Z")
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### Author: ![March4Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@March4Revenge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/March4Revenge)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2004, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-telltarget/52146/1 "2004-05-20T15:04:39Z")

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Ok,

My first question is how do you specify the target path using “tellTarget”?

Ex. The **target movie clip** is on the **main timeline** but the “ **tellTarget** ” script is on another. How would I code this? (or should I just use the standard “ **gotoAndPlay** ”?)

Second Question

Is tellTarget really even relevant anymore? It seems to me that with the release of FMX 2004, Macromedia advocates using gotoAndPlay more than tellTarget. Why would you use tellTarget when gotoAndPlay does essentially the same thing (or does it?)?

Thank you,  
~m4r~