reverse target path

[dsnazarian]

If instance name 'xx' of MOVIECLIP B is embedded inside instance name 'yy' of MOVIECLIP A, what is the correct target path for a button inside 'B' to tell an object inside 'A' to 'gotoandplay'...? Basically, I want to know how to dictate actions coming from one movie that is inside another; i am having trouble identifying the target path which allows me to 'back-up and out' of the movie and tell it's parent what to do... Hope that makes sense. thanks.

[RanTen]

Hi...

you have mc A and MC B

each in turn contain mcs A1 and B1

now to talk from A1 to B1

both A & B reside on the main timeline

the path will be:
_root.A.A1 (doSomeThing)

similarly the other way round will be
_root.B.B1 (doSomeThing)

Cheerio

RanTen

[dsnazarian]

yes, thanks, this makes sense. however, i need the following to happen -

the straightforward path is:
_root.allcontrol.content_a.contentbar

and i need a button within 'content'bar' to tell 'content_a' to gotoandplay a series of frames. so, in effect, the controlling MC is 3 times removed from the main timeline and the command needs to travel back up the hierarchy of MCs to do it's thing. is this any clearer? thanks again.