# Simple \_global not working!
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple--global-not-working/29522
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 27, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple--global-not-working/29522 "2003-08-27T19:43:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@earph](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/earph)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple--global-not-working/29522/1 "2003-08-27T19:43:15Z")
This is plain and simple, why is it not working?
BUTTON
```auto
_global.section = "GettingStarted/GettingStarted.swf";
```
\_ROOT FRAME
```auto
_root.loadBox.loadMovie(section);
```
Thanks ahead of time!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple--global-not-working/29522/2 "2003-08-27T19:58:43Z")
what frame? When is that frame run? AFTER the button is pressed?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple--global-not-working/29522/3 "2003-08-27T20:43:25Z")
Try to
```auto
trace (section) ;
```
before loading the movie 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple--global-not-working/29522/4 "2003-08-28T16:21:00Z")
I’m gonna change the code on you real fast, but it’s the same situation.
My \_root is stopped on a frame which has this code:
```auto
_root.titleBox.attachMovie(title,"newtitle",1);
```
The buttons has this:
```auto
_global.title = "gettingStartedTitle";
```
When the button is pressed, the \_root does not move, it stays “stopped” in that frame.
I don’t understand why some of my \_globals will work when stopped in a single frame, but others won’t. All this was working before… I don’t know what has gone wrong.
I can provide the souce if you like…
I appreciate the help.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2003, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple--global-not-working/29522/5 "2003-08-29T14:34:18Z")
When you try tro reference title is is looking for \_root.title. Try prefacing it with \_global.
[AS]\_root.titlebox.attachMovie(\_global.title,“newtitle”,1);
[/AS]
That should do it.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple--global-not-working/29522/6 "2003-08-29T19:12:03Z")
Sorry Rolando… that didn’t work either. I’ve attached an example so all you peeps can see how weird these \_globals are acting.
Check it out.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple--global-not-working/29522/7 "2003-08-29T20:28:28Z")
skillet,
Because you have
```auto
_root.titleBox.attachMovie(_global.title,"newtitle",1);
```
in the first frame it only happens upon loading the file. When you click one of the buttons the \_global is set but nothing else happens. Put the above code in the on(release) command of each button.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2003, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple--global-not-working/29522/8 "2003-08-29T20:50:04Z")
Ah, I see, but in that case, it’d probably just be easier to do it this way.
```auto
_root.titleBox.attachMovie("movieTitle1","newtitle",1);
```
Less code… No reason to set a \_global if it’s going to excute on the very next line of code.
I appreciate all the help!