# BUTTON not working! WEIRD! :(

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-not-working-weird/122988>\
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**Created:** [September 19, 2004, 3:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-not-working-weird/122988 "2004-09-19T03:52:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![OM2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@OM2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/OM2)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 3:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-not-working-weird/122988/1 "2004-09-19T03:52:08Z")

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I’ve got a really weird one here.  
I have a movie A.  
Inside movie A, I have another movie 3 more movies B, C, D.

B, C, D are all instances of the same movie.  
Inside this movie is a button, given in an instance name of button.

When B, C, D are clicked, they put text inside a text box.  
The actions for this are assigned using frame actions.

The exact action is as given below:

```auto
menuItem1.minusButtonMovie.button.onRelease = function()
  {
      dummyText += "minus";
  }
  
  menuItem1.plusButtonMovie.button.onRelease = function()
  {
      dummyText += "plus";
  }
  
  menuItem1.minusButtonMovie2.button.onRelease = function()
  {
      dummyText += "minus";
  }
  

```

(The real names of the movies are used above.)

The problem is that C, when clicked WILL NOT function.  
If the instance name of C is changed then it will work fine!  
(In the actual example, the movie that’s giving the problem is the one with the instance name of minusButtonMovie.)

Where am I going wrong?

OK… I think all of the above explanations may sound confusing!  
So, I’ve attached the FLA (MX2004 format).

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

OM