# Something about \_root. or \_parent, i think?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/something-about--root-or--parent-i-think/73603
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [December 18, 2004, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/something-about--root-or--parent-i-think/73603 "2004-12-18T03:16:18Z")
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### Author: ![dhamann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@dhamann](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dhamann)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2004, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/something-about--root-or--parent-i-think/73603/1 "2004-12-18T03:16:18Z")

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Hey gals/guys

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   sorry about the bad title for this post, at the moment i'm so confused i don't even know what to call my problem!

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First of all, I’m a noob to all this and I realise my way around things may be a little slower than using advanced action script but it’s the level I’m at for the moment, primative? yes, beyound me? no. 😉

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   So here's the deal...

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I’ve set up a main stage right! within this stage I want to populate some preplaced null mc’s with swfs [these will act as as a menu system].

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   EG. once i have, say "menu_1.swf" loaded into "option1null"

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```auto
loadMovie("menu_1.swf", "option1null"); 

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   like so.

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i want to be able to click on a button titled, say “load menu 2” which has been placed within the loaded “menu\_1.swf” and subsequently load another [different] swf into another null mc on the mainstage.

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   So far I have tried:

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```auto

       loadMovie("menu_2.swf", "_parent.option2null");
       
       loadMovie("menu_2.swf", "_parent._parent.option2null");
       
       loadMovie("menu_2.swf", "_root.option2null");
       
       loadMovie("menu_2.swf", "/option2null");

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the above code being placed within the button titled “load menu 2” that I am clicking on which is in “menu\_1.swf” loaded into “option1null” - hence my misguided [cause it don’t work] use of the parent and root functions [is that right-ish? :puzzle:]

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   [I figured i didn't need any root reference etc. on the menu_2.swf cause all my swf's are in the same dir. correct?]

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I’m positive the answer is somewhere in these forums but because I don’t really know what I’m doing, I don’t know what to search for so… here i am.

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   cheers big time to all who take time out to lay eyes upon this. 

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P.S I hope i haven’t been too confusing, sorry if so.:-/

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   -Demian
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