# Variables used for 'paths'

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variables-used-for-paths/154181
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 7, 2005, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variables-used-for-paths/154181 "2005-07-07T16:11:46Z")
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### Author: ![jues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@jues](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jues)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2005, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variables-used-for-paths/154181/1 "2005-07-07T16:11:46Z")

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Hi Guys

Hope all of you that are living in / have loved ones in London are okay - terrible news for us all ☹

But still, the world must keep going, as must my actionscripting.

I am making the following call…

```auto
on (release) {
	_root.imopen = "girl1";
	_root.girls.imopen.gotoAndPlay("in");
}

```

and it’s not working, it should, of course, be calling _\_root.girls.girl1.gotoAndPlay(“in”);_

Can someone just point out what I’m doing wrong here and how to incorperate the variable “imopen” into the path.

Thank you.  
jonny.