# Targeting a MovieClip without using \_root?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-a-movieclip-without-using--root/233967
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 28, 2007, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-a-movieclip-without-using--root/233967 "2007-07-28T21:43:39Z")
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### Author: ![olliecozza](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/olliecozza/32/3929_2.png) [@olliecozza](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/olliecozza)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2007, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-a-movieclip-without-using--root/233967/1 "2007-07-28T21:43:39Z")

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Im trying to target a movieClip one level up… i could use \_root but its not doable in this case?

anything i could try?