# Tell target **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [November 5, 2002, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell-target/7667 "2002-11-05T14:59:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![abichap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@abichap](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/abichap)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2002, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell-target/7667/1 "2002-11-05T14:59:07Z")
Hi. Can anyone enlighten me on tell target? for example: tellTarget"…/mainmenu" where mainmenu is the name of my movie clip. Can anyone tell me what does the “…/” stands for? Thnks ---
**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:** [November 5, 2002, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell-target/7667/2 "2002-11-05T17:39:35Z")
…/ stands for not used anmore :evil: LOL, that is the old slash syntax, it means to go back to the \_root timeline I believe. There is a new way to do telltarget… The new way is ```auto _root.mainmenu.gotoAndPlay(2); ``` ---
**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:** [November 5, 2002, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell-target/7667/3 "2002-11-05T17:49:52Z")
or even better: ```php _parent.mainmenu.gotoAndPlay(2); ``` Cheers SHO ---
**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:** [November 5, 2002, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell-target/7667/4 "2002-11-05T18:11:01Z")
true about \_parent, but that gets tricky sometimes. If the clip is on the \_root I recommend the \_root. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2002, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell-target/7667/5 "2002-11-05T18:18:40Z")
Hi, I have to disagree. relative paths are better as they don’t depend on any specifics of the project making everything scalable and adaptable to any other project. Ie. whaat if I wanna load and display one of your swfs in a site of my own? Cheers SHO ---
**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:** [November 5, 2002, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell-target/7667/6 "2002-11-05T18:21:50Z")
Hey, I partially disagree with myself… weird eh? I use \_parent for any AS that is not on the main timeline. I use \_root only if I am putting that code on the main timeline and the object is there as well… and even then you don’t need to use root :-\ The way I see it… use whatever you feel comfortable with when you feel comfortable with it… Starting off I used \_root for everything, then I adapted to \_parent… it happens, people just have to adjust. BTW: \_root = main timeline \_parent = back one timeline (just in case they didn’t know) ---
**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:** [November 5, 2002, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell-target/7667/7 "2002-11-05T18:30:31Z")
Hi, OK, fair enough but the if comfortability(!) is the discomfortability(!!) of tomorrow that’s not too comfortable, or is it? No, you’re right I used to use '\_root 'as well but I wouldn’t have minded if someone would have told me about ‘\_parent’ when I was starting to learn actionScript. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2002, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell-target/7667/8 "2002-11-05T18:33:07Z")
I knew abut \_parent starting out, I was just too nieve (sp?) to use it 😛 ---
**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:** [November 6, 2002, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell-target/7667/9 "2002-11-06T15:33:26Z")
Did you mean naive?? And I agree with Eki, \_root is bad [SIZE=1]but sooooo practical…[/SIZE] ---
**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:** [November 6, 2002, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell-target/7667/10 "2002-11-06T18:08:59Z")
Yes… see Ilyas, you are always complaining about your English skills, but you speak English better than I 😛 ---
**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:** [November 6, 2002, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell-target/7667/11 "2002-11-06T18:13:41Z")
> \*Originally posted by lostinbeta \* > \*\*Yes… see Ilyas, you are always complaining about your English skills, but you speak English better than I 😛 \*\* Better than mine esan nahi dezu?