ActionScript 1/2 :: Reference Parent Without Using Parent Or Root?

Mar 16, 2010

I cannot use the following in my ActionScript due to conflicts with the host application:

_level0
_root
_parent references

On a pop-up box I have a close button with an absolute reference: closeBtn.onRelease = function{ unloadMovie("_level0.Page_1.holderBox");} Is there another way to make this work without using _level0 or _parent? I've read that it is possible to use a global variable on the main timeline and ref that, but cannot get that to work.

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