# Code problem, making Mc play
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-problem-making-mc-play/64563
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [September 17, 2004, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-problem-making-mc-play/64563 "2004-09-17T14:20:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Davese](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Davese)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2004, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-problem-making-mc-play/64563/1 "2004-09-17T14:20:53Z")
Hi, im having problems executing correct action script. Im using movie clips and when using buttons under them everything works fine. Im putting the script in the maintimeline: code below:
e.g
\_root.mainMenu.floor1\_btn.onRelease = function () {
loadMovie (“comingsoon.swf” , “membersOnly”);
};
Now what i want to do is when the timeline gets to say frame 200, ive an action waiting to play a movie clip (instance “liftMc”) but i can’t seem to get it to play?
i’ve tried writing a function as well as modifying the script above but i can never get it to play? hope someone can help please, i know this is basic stuff but i’ve been on it for hours. Beginners Eh!
cheers dave
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2004, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-problem-making-mc-play/64563/2 "2004-09-17T15:01:53Z")
First of all; why make functions when you dont need them?
first code can be changed to:
**(**\_root.mainMenu.floor1\_btn.\*\*)\*\*onRelease {
loadMovie (“comingsoon.swf”, “membersOnly”);
}
in the main timeline; put a frameaction:
liftMc.play();
stop();
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2004, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-problem-making-mc-play/64563/3 "2004-09-17T15:07:43Z")
Please post your code. Also, which timeline is supposed to get the frame 200, where’s liftMc? What’s the connection with the code you posted?
[Edit]Oups, crosspost 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2004, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-problem-making-mc-play/64563/4 "2004-09-18T19:53:52Z")
> [@amanuo](#):
>
> First of all; why make functions when you dont need them?
> first code can be changed to:
> **(**\_root.mainMenu.floor1\_btn.\*\*)\*\*onRelease {
> loadMovie (“comingsoon.swf”, “membersOnly”);
> }
>
> in the main timeline; put a frameaction:
> liftMc.play();
> stop();
* * *
i hope you don’t mind me contacting you,
The only reason i made a function was because i couldnt make it work any other way, (but that didnt work either). basically i think the problem is my code structure when coding with movie clips. when coding in timelines im fine, but when i start trying to control from the main timeline i come accross difficulties. i’m trying to learn action script, its just at the stage where things havent clicked.
i tried your code but this didnt work either.
liftMc.play();
stop();
ill explain in a little more detail basically im trying to make the liftMc play when i reach frame 180 (main timeline). inside the 1st frame of liftMc is a stop(); action so i figured a goto and play frame 2 of lift mc would be the obvious coding result. but putting the line of code together is causing me more problem than expected.
dave
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-problem-making-mc-play/64563/5 "2004-09-18T20:03:03Z")
sorry the posted code in the first post, has no reference to my problem, its just how i was controlling buttons in a movie clip.