Question : flash AS3 gotoAndPlay question

there are many different examples out there that show how to get from one movie clip to a specific frame:

MovieClip(parent).gotoAndStop("intro");

But what if there was a movieclip within the "intro" frame you wanted to go to?  I have not seen a specific post that talks about this.

I am guessing the movieclip within intro you can navigate to a specific frame too?
Help please!

Answer : flash AS3 gotoAndPlay question

depending on where you're calling your action from, you may be using unnecessary nesting to control your movie...

for example, if you're on the root timline, not inside any movieclip, and you're assigning an action to a frame to control your "MAIN_MC" movie clip, then I BELIEVE you would do this:

MovieClip(root).MAIN_MC.gotoAndStop("portfolio");

I've actually got to tackle this issue when I get home as well, so if that doesn't work, I'll have a better solution when I get home when I have flash in front of me.