# \[FMX\] gotoAndPlay!

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-gotoandplay/10272
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [December 28, 2002, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-gotoandplay/10272 "2002-12-28T12:04:42Z")
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### Author: ![LATO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f17d59/32.png) [@LATO](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LATO)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2002, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-gotoandplay/10272/1 "2002-12-28T12:04:42Z")

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Hi,

Why doesn’t my movie go to scene 2 if I give a button in a movieclip in scene 1 the action gotoAndPlay (“Scene 2”, 1)  
If i click it, the whole movieclip disapears… Do I have to do something with \_root?  
Thnx

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2002, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-gotoandplay/10272/2 "2002-12-28T12:25:03Z")

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I’ve helped a few people with this same problem, please take a took at this thread, there is a sample fla that should explain it.

[http://www.kirupaforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10784](http://www.kirupaforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10784)

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2002, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-gotoandplay/10272/3 "2002-12-28T16:53:10Z")

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It works, strange… but thanks 🙂  
I’ll search better next time héhé

cya