# XML drop down menu and \_root.theClip\_mc.loadMovie

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-drop-down-menu-and--root-theclip-mc-loadmovie/146529>\
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**Created:** [May 2, 2005, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-drop-down-menu-and--root-theclip-mc-loadmovie/146529 "2005-05-02T09:36:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![AlexMac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@AlexMac](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AlexMac)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2005, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-drop-down-menu-and--root-theclip-mc-loadmovie/146529/1 "2005-05-02T09:36:15Z")

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I have thoroughly checked the forum but no answer has been offered…  
How can I run an XML drop-down menu that loads \_root.theClip\_mc.loadMovie rather than a URL?

Am I missing something in the tutorial re. variables?

Cheers.  
Alex