# A little help for a novice please
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-little-help-for-a-novice-please/97073
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [December 17, 2003, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-little-help-for-a-novice-please/97073 "2003-12-17T13:43:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2003, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-little-help-for-a-novice-please/97073/1 "2003-12-17T13:43:49Z")
I have a movie 3 frames long.
Each frame contains a movie clip.
The movie ends on frame 3 at the end of its movie clip (which is what i want). What I would like to add in frame 3, at the end of the MC, is a button that takes the user back to frame 1 (not frame 1 of 3rd MC). I am a little uncertain of how to do this. I’ve tried labelling frame 1 ‘start’ and targeting the button to go there, but to no avail ☹
Anyone know how I can do this.
Thanks. :block:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-little-help-for-a-novice-please/97073/2 "2003-12-17T13:53:14Z")
have you tried \_root.gotoAndStop(“start”)
If not can you post the fla so we can have a look cos I don’t really know what you mean
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-little-help-for-a-novice-please/97073/3 "2003-12-17T14:47:11Z")
Sorry, I really am ‘the true beginer’
So would the action script applied to my button look something like this:
on (release\_root.gotoAndStop(“start”)) {
}
This is what I’ve tried, but, it says there’s a scripting error in the out-put window.
Thanks. 🙂
- sean -
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-little-help-for-a-novice-please/97073/4 "2003-12-17T14:55:53Z")
almost there, it should look as follows
[AS]on(release)
{
\_root.gotoAndStop(“start”)
}[/AS]
that should sort it out, if you need any more help just let us know
:ear:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2003, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-little-help-for-a-novice-please/97073/5 "2003-12-17T14:57:12Z")
Your suggestion worked perfectly!
on (release) {
\_root.gotoAndPlay(“start”);
}
I figured out the proper syntax—thank you for your help:}
Cheers.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2003, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-little-help-for-a-novice-please/97073/6 "2003-12-17T15:00:47Z")
THATS THE BADGER:panda:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2003, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-little-help-for-a-novice-please/97073/7 "2003-12-17T15:01:36Z")
Normally in flash files if you don’t put a stop at the end it automatically loops.So the point in your movie should be why is it not looping? post your fla and you should get a better answer.