# Setting \_root as local var

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting--root-as-local-var/254887>\
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**Created:** [March 16, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting--root-as-local-var/254887 "2008-03-16T23:38:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![randomagain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@randomagain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/randomagain)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting--root-as-local-var/254887/1 "2008-03-16T23:38:10Z")

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I’m cheating and using lockroot function atm

but how do I set “\_root” of a swf to a local variable?

localroot = this ?

thanks:crazy: