Getting frame number of movieclip within movieclip

Hey guys, really simple question--how do I get the frame number of a movieclip within a movieclip? Say I have mc2 nested within mc1. Whenever i try to say mc1.mc2.currentFrame, I get
TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties.
at blobgame2_fla::MainTimeline/loop()
I would attach my fla if this forum would let me.

You shouldn't be doing this. For one thing, you're likely to wind up with race conditions that mean you can never be sure what exists yet and what doesn't. For another, if you need to change the way mc1 is built, then everything with a "hard" reference to mc2 will break until you dig around and fix it. You should build mc1 to do whatever needs to be done or generate an event (depending on your real end goal).
What are you trying to do that you need the frame number for?

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