How to use root in flash AS2

[lcdarnell]

I have a movie clip and inside the clip I have a button, but how do i make the button work on my main timeline so I can jump to another part on the main timeline 

[lcdarnell]

Also I'm trying to use it with the

on (release)

gotoandplay

[nezarov · Accepted solution]

You can use:

_root.gotoAndPlay(); // main timeline

and

_parent.gotoAndPlay(); // movieClip parent