# Error message for drop down buttons

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-message-for-drop-down-buttons/248913>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 13, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-message-for-drop-down-buttons/248913 "2008-01-13T08:24:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stressmagnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Stressmagnet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stressmagnet)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-message-for-drop-down-buttons/248913/1 "2008-01-13T08:24:20Z")

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Hello I keep getting this message:

**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Layer 1, frame=1:Line 1: Statement must appear within on/onClipEvent handler  
gotoAndStop(“About”);

I am following the instructions from this webiste and I don’t know where I have gone wrong.

[http://www.developingwebs.net/flash/dropdownmenu.php](http://www.developingwebs.net/flash/dropdownmenu.php)