# Error

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error/187528
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [April 30, 2006, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error/187528 "2006-04-30T03:51:16Z")
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### Author: ![doubleokneegrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a698b9/32.png) [@doubleokneegrow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/doubleokneegrow)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2006, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error/187528/1 "2006-04-30T03:51:16Z")

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I’m trying to add actions to a button in Flash MX 2004 & all I get is this…

**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=shirts, frame=40:Line 1: Statement must appear within on handler  
instanceName.onRelease

**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=shirts, frame=40:Line 1: Clip events are permitted only for movie clip instances  
onClipEvent(mouseDown) {