Var problem

hello!

if i set variable like this - it works!
t.picUrl = prefix + _parent._parent.ldir + “/”+xmlNode.childNodes*.attributes.href;

if i set it like this - it doesn’t! but why??
_root.pic_mc.picUrl = prefix + _parent._parent.ldir + “/”+xmlNode.childNodes*.attributes.href;

_root.pic_mc is created and instance name given…
so it should work - right??

thanks in advance!
oli