target movieclip for goto

[Arioman]

hi , first i must say i google and search for my question and use many script and no success , so forgive me if i open a topic

i have a button in nested movie clips >    Root > Main > Menu > button

both movieclips have instance name , Main called main_mc and Menu Called menu_mc

i have another Nested movieclips in Main Timeline like this (  :

products > software >

and both of them have instance name

now what i want is :

just when click it on button timeline goes to Frame 1 of software !!

in other mean i want after click button timeline exit from 2 nested movieclips ( menu, button) go to root and enter products movieclip and then first frame of software

i try these and many other codes but no success

MovieClip(root).products_mc.software_mc.gotoAndStop(1);

MovieClip(parent.parent).products_mc.software_mc.gotoAndStop(1);

and some error like this showed up after click on button :

Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties.

Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.

i really need this , is this possible to jump from some parent nested movieclips to other parent movieclips ?  or they must be in same parent movieclip !?

please help me , thanks

[kglad · Accepted solution]

if this fails:

MovieClip(root).products_mc.software_mc.gotoAndStop(1);

you don't have a movieclip named products_mc on your root timeline and/or you don't have a movieclip named sofware_mc on products_mc timeline, when your code executes.

[Arioman]

thanks so much kglad ...

i have my menu in frame 4 and the product moveclips is on frame 5

so i try to put this script first :

MovieClip(root).gotoAndStop (5);

and then put this :

MovieClip(root).products_mc.gotoAndStop(2);

[kglad]

you're welcome.