Error Message, what does it mean?

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Hello,

does anyone understand what this error message means:

Symbol=A Button, Layer=sub link 1, Frame=2: Line 1: Statement must appear within on handler
but2.onPress = function() {

it comes up when I try to test my movie. This code is applyed to a button which is inside a mc (movie clip).

here is the full code:

//but2 is the button instance name
but2.onPress = function() {
if (_root.currMovie == undefined) {
_root.currMovie = “section3”;
_root.container2.loadMovie(“section3.swf”);
} else if (_root.currMovie != “main”) {
if (_root.container2._currentframe>=_root.container2.midframe) {
_root.currMovie = “section3”;
_root.container2.play();
}
}
}

Thanks in advance :thumb2: