# \#1009. null object reference

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/1009-null-object-reference/313851>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 11, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/1009-null-object-reference/313851 "2010-09-11T18:06:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![bamben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@bamben](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bamben)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/1009-null-object-reference/313851/1 "2010-09-11T18:06:38Z")

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Why does this code not work? It seems to make the error:#1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference. my buttons on the same frame have all stopped working, please help!

import flash.display.MovieClip;import fl.containers.ScrollPane;scrollpane.content as MovieClip;MovieClip(scrollpane.content).gotoAndStop(“frameName”);

Please help. Thanks!!