# gotoAndPlay does not work, why?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-does-not-work-why/316138>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 13, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-does-not-work-why/316138 "2010-11-13T20:16:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Blue\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Blue\_Geek](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Blue_Geek)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-does-not-work-why/316138/1 "2010-11-13T20:16:45Z")

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hi everybody , sorry for my broken english, hope i can explaine my problem . i am trying to run a specific frame inside a nested MoviClip.  
imagine please , i have a MoviClip whose instant name is called [COLOR=red]“arasayfalar”[/COLOR] and i have an other MoviClip whose instant name is called [COLOR=red]“ayrik”[/COLOR] .i am trying to run a specific frame the [COLOR=red]“ayrik”[/COLOR] Moviclip .i wrote this code but it does not work. this is the code :

[COLOR=blue]on (release) {[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=blue]arasayfalar.gotoAndPlay(2); [/COLOR][COLOR=red]// this one works fine[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=blue]arasayfalar.ayrik.gotoAndStop(“design”);[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]// but this one does not work [/COLOR]  
[COLOR=blue]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR]  
[COLOR=black]there is the FLA . please any help appriciated [/COLOR]  
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