# AS not executing
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-not-executing/23847
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [June 23, 2003, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-not-executing/23847 "2003-06-23T06:49:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@whet15](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/whet15)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2003, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-not-executing/23847/1 "2003-06-23T06:49:05Z")
for some reason i have a section of actionscript with only part of it actually doing something.
Heres the code;
abc.play();
abc.walking = 1;
abc2.walking = 1;
play ();
but only the last line is actually working. if i delete this line it works fine. please help (-:
im usin flash 5.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2003, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-not-executing/23847/2 "2003-06-24T13:32:49Z")
is this code in a frame or a symbol? if it’s in a symbol you’ll have to use \_root.abc.play() etc.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2003, 6:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-not-executing/23847/3 "2003-06-25T06:38:34Z")
its a function that is declared on frame 1 of a movie clip. but if delete the last line then the rest works so thats not it.