# attachMovie Problem; the loaded movie's method cannot be working

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-problem-the-loaded-movies-method-cannot-be-working/100427
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**Created:** [January 29, 2004, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-problem-the-loaded-movies-method-cannot-be-working/100427 "2004-01-29T11:04:25Z")
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### Author: ![NovemberRain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/73ab20/32.png) [@NovemberRain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NovemberRain)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2004, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-problem-the-loaded-movies-method-cannot-be-working/100427/1 "2004-01-29T11:04:25Z")

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Hi

I’ve loaded a MovieClip from library usibg attachMovie () method that is triggering by clicking on a button

I want to start the "oaded MC"playing (play ()) method.

But that is not working.,

//--------------------------  
on (release) {

```
_root.container.attachMovie ("butterfly", "butterflynew", 2);

```

// trace (typeof (butterflynew));

```
_root.butterflynew.gotoAndPlay ("start"); :hangover: 

```

}

//-----------------------------

Pls find the attached Zip file

Anybody to help me

Abhilash