# Action script for clicking a button?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/action-script-for-clicking-a-button/208105>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 24, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/action-script-for-clicking-a-button/208105 "2006-11-24T23:16:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Newbie123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@Newbie123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Newbie123)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/action-script-for-clicking-a-button/208105/1 "2006-11-24T23:16:38Z")

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Hi,

Need a bit of help with some action script. I have many buttons (symbols). This is what I want it to do:

-Select a button on the screen, and then a movieclip plays.

- If the user selects any OTHER button on screen, a message box displays a message.

Please help!

Thank you!!!:cross-eye