# Targeting MovieClips

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-movieclips/269885>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 2, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-movieclips/269885 "2008-09-02T19:06:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![rodlab2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9de0a6/32.png) [@rodlab2x](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rodlab2x)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-movieclips/269885/1 "2008-09-02T19:06:45Z")

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How do you target movieclips in parent timeline.

For example this was in as2

.\_parent.digit2.gotoAndStop(2);

or

\_parent.\_parent.glow.play();