# Easy answer for someone? error #1009 **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 12, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-answer-for-someone-error-1009/328741 "2012-06-12T23:01:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jackmonterey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jackmonterey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jackmonterey)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-answer-for-someone-error-1009/328741/1 "2012-06-12T23:01:27Z")
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]got a quick as3 coding question, which someone might be able to answer just by looking at this.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]child.swf needs to load into a parent.swf; child.swf is a game that relies on an external class called “GamePackage”[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]child.swf plays fine standing alone, even if you move it to a new folder/location, etc, b/c the class script “GamePackage” is compiled at runtime – but it becomes a problem when you attempt to open it by loading it through parent.swf[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]this is the error it generates in the output window:[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference. at GamePackage() any ideas on how to resolve this? is it a matter of defining the class in the parent.swf? i imagine any code would have to be added to the parent file. i’ve 3-4 approaches, none of which work. yes, there are a few threads related to error 1009, but none that seem to pertain to this case. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]thanks! rob[/FONT][/COLOR]