# Buttons dont work inside movie clip

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-dont-work-inside-movie-clip/315090
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**Created:** [October 17, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-dont-work-inside-movie-clip/315090 "2010-10-17T16:58:28Z")
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### Author: ![somdow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@somdow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somdow)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-dont-work-inside-movie-clip/315090/1 "2010-10-17T16:58:28Z")

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god i feel so dumb…sigh…

okay so what i cant figure out is…(still earning as3)  
i have these 2 buttons that are nested inside of movie clip…

i havent added any code to em yet or nothing…

ALL I LITERALLY did was, i have MC-a and went inside it, created 2 button symbols, and tested movie just to see how it’d look but when i rolled over the buttons they didnt work. they dont have roll over/out/press/hit states at all…it acts like its a regular graphic.

i took the same buttons, copy/cut/paste on the main stage and work just fine.

im sure im missing something…i searched google but cant find anything solid.  
can i not put buttons inside a movie clip??? that cant be…im lost

thanks in advance…:jail: