# Using Tell Target

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-tell-target/18758>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 20, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-tell-target/18758 "2003-04-20T18:17:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![tome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e56c9b/32.png) [@tome](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tome)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-tell-target/18758/1 "2003-04-20T18:17:07Z")

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Hi,

Could anyone tell me how to do this?

I have a button inside of a movie clip and when people click that button i want a second movie clip to play.

I put the telltarget action inside of the button but it doesn’t work.  
Is it possible to call a movie clip which is not on the same movie clip or scene as the one which contains the code.

Thanks for any help

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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:** [April 20, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-tell-target/18758/2 "2003-04-20T19:16:49Z")

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“second movie clip” where is that??

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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:** [April 20, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-tell-target/18758/3 "2003-04-20T19:37:25Z")

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sorry let me rephrase this,

movie clip A has the button with the on (press) telltarget code inside of it.

movie clip B is the button I want telltarget to play.

each clip is in scene 1

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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:** [April 20, 2003, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-tell-target/18758/4 "2003-04-20T19:44:17Z")

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telltarget is depricated as of Flash 5. Dot syntax is now used.

```auto
on (release) {
	_root.MyMovieClip.gotoAndPlay(15);

}

```

with MyMovieClip being the instance name of your movie clip you wish to manipulate.

Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif)

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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:** [April 20, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-tell-target/18758/5 "2003-04-20T19:49:16Z")

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```auto
on(release){
_parent.mcB.gotoAndPlay(2);
}

```

u could use \_root (like reverend said) or \_parent for this…

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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:** [April 20, 2003, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-tell-target/18758/6 "2003-04-20T20:07:34Z")

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thanks a lot reverand and indojepang

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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:** [April 20, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-tell-target/18758/7 "2003-04-20T20:28:44Z")

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hope you get it working…

anything else, let us know…

Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif)

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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:** [June 6, 2003, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-tell-target/18758/8 "2003-06-06T09:14:44Z")

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ok im using kirupas full flash tute for a new site im making for someone. ive got the stash clip in the main stage thing then ive got the background. after ive finished animating it i want the main movie to load so how do i tell target or \_root to go back to the scene 1 and play the stash file hope u understabd that coz i barely do