# Usage of \_root command with loaded swf files
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/usage-of--root-command-with-loaded-swf-files/14002
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**Created:** [February 20, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/usage-of--root-command-with-loaded-swf-files/14002 "2003-02-20T20:33:37Z")
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### Author:  [@hellstormvice](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hellstormvice)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/usage-of--root-command-with-loaded-swf-files/14002/1 "2003-02-20T20:33:37Z")
hi everyone! :hat:
i have a problem because i do not understand why one cannot use \_root commands when you load a swf file into one other, if you are using loadmovie?!
i think this is kinda logical, but is there an alternative\>
plz tell me thnx people
:skull: michael :!:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/usage-of--root-command-with-loaded-swf-files/14002/2 "2003-02-20T20:47:53Z")
the reason is because you are loading into a \_level, which is a different hierarchy than \_root–instead of using \_root, specify the MC like this
loadMovieNum(“myMC.swf”, 10);
\_level10.myMC.gotoAndPlay(2);
C:-)
-mojo
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2003, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/usage-of--root-command-with-loaded-swf-files/14002/3 "2003-02-21T00:51:46Z")
Check the Action tricks section, something called “Relative Addressing”.
pom :cool: