1009 Error in very basic game

programming flash
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Hi guys.

I’m currently making the basic groundwork to a game. On my main timeline I have two frames. The first frame has the ‘start screen’ let me say, which actually is a little different to the norm in that you can move your character across the screen and activate thinkg to pop up like instructions, so kind of making agame of your standard first screen if that makes sense, like the opening to the game Braid.

I have it so that when the character touches (hitTestObject) a square the frame goes to (gotoAndStop) frame 2, and then on frame 2 the actual game will start.

The error is this: TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at gameBasis_fla::MainTimeline/startGame()

It shows on the output panel for my three functions - one function is for keypresses, the other for an enter_frame popup animation and the other is the function which takes the game from frame 1 to frame 2.

Any ideas? Here’s my code just incase you need it. I’ve explained this shockingly badly, any questions just ask!

 ActionScript Code:
 [LEFT][COLOR=#000000]**function**[/COLOR] fadeOutF[COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]evt:Event[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR]:[COLOR=#0000ff]void[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000ff]if[/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
fadingOut = [COLOR=#000000]false[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#0000ff]if[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
fadingIn = [COLOR=#000000]true[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]var[/COLOR] fadeIn:Tween = [COLOR=#000000]new[/COLOR] Tween[COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]house_mc.[COLOR=#000080]fadeText_mc[/COLOR], [COLOR=#ff0000]“alpha”[/COLOR], Strong.[COLOR=#000080]easeOut[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]3[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000000]true[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000ff]else[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
fadingIn = [COLOR=#000000]false[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#0000ff]if[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
fadingOut = [COLOR=#000000]true[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]var[/COLOR] fadeOut:Tween = [COLOR=#000000]new[/COLOR] Tween[COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]house_mc.[COLOR=#000080]fadeText_mc[/COLOR], [COLOR=#ff0000]“alpha”[/COLOR], Strong.[COLOR=#000080]easeOut[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]3[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000000]true[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000]function[/COLOR] startGameCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR]:[COLOR=#0000ff]void[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000ff]if[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]characterBoy_mc.[COLOR=#000080]hitTestObject[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]invisiEnter_mc[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=#0000ff]gotoAndStop[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]2[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]

house_mc.[COLOR=#000080]fadeText_mc[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]addEventListener[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]Event.[COLOR=#000080]ENTER_FRAME[/COLOR], fadeOutF[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#0000ff]stage[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]addEventListener[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]KeyboardEvent.[COLOR=#000080]KEY_DOWN[/COLOR], keyIsDown[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#0000ff]stage[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]addEventListener[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]Event.[COLOR=#000080]ENTER_FRAME[/COLOR], startGame[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
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