# Reference Main timeline

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reference-main-timeline/300642>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 25, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reference-main-timeline/300642 "2009-11-25T01:24:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![xFlashStudentx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/57b2e6/32.png) [@xFlashStudentx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xFlashStudentx)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reference-main-timeline/300642/1 "2009-11-25T01:24:03Z")

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hello Flashers. I have a simple problem that I’ve been working on for hours, trying to go through trial and error myself. But here’s the problem.

I have a function on the main timeline named startClips.

Now, I want to call this from from within two movie clips, the other nested inside the other. In other words, I have a movie clip called holder, and inside of a holder, I have a movieclip called homebase.

Now, here is all the code I’ve been trying to use to access the startClips function which is own the main timeline from the movieclip homebase:

MovieClip(root).startClips();

MovieClip(root.root).startClips();

MovieClip(parent.parent).startClips();

this.parent.parent.startClips();

I can’t figure this one out. Can I get any assistance. Thanks for reading…