# Target mc on main timeline from within mc (MX)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/target-mc-on-main-timeline-from-within-mc-mx/9164>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 6, 2002, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/target-mc-on-main-timeline-from-within-mc-mx/9164 "2002-12-06T02:13:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pjc4real](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58f4c7/32.png) [@Pjc4real](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pjc4real)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/target-mc-on-main-timeline-from-within-mc-mx/9164/1 "2002-12-06T02:13:06Z")

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Hey guys. Its me, the “can’t-get-used-to-life-without-tellTarget” guy!!!:\*(

Ok, sum1 pls explain this 4 me.

I am within a movieclip (on the main timeline)

I want to target ANOTHER movieclip (which is also on the main timeline).

The mc I am trying to target is “box1”

I am using the code as follows:

\_root.box1.gotoAndPlay;

Is this wrong, coz its not working???

Thanx guys…:-\

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/target-mc-on-main-timeline-from-within-mc-mx/9164/2 "2002-12-06T02:21:19Z")

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YAHoooooo!!!1

Solved it!!! Just for the benefit of any other guys stuck with this problem, the syntax I used was:

\_root.box1.gotoAndPlay(“1”);

All I had to do was specify a frame… is this always the case then, when tageting an MC?