# gotoAndPlay doesn't seem to work for load MC

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-doesnt-seem-to-work-for-load-mc/43053>\
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**Created:** [February 18, 2004, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-doesnt-seem-to-work-for-load-mc/43053 "2004-02-18T10:44:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![mystee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@mystee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mystee)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2004, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-doesnt-seem-to-work-for-load-mc/43053/1 "2004-02-18T10:44:15Z")

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Need some help here…☹

how can i play a movie when i click on a button?

gotoAndPlay doesn’t seems to work…

or will it be better if i do it in scenes? 1 button link to 1 scene?

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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:** [February 18, 2004, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-doesnt-seem-to-work-for-load-mc/43053/2 "2004-02-18T13:37:15Z")

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if you just want to play the movie that the button is in, do like this:

[AS]  
on (release) {  
play();  
}  
[/AS]

if you want to play an external swf, do like this:  
[AS]  
on (release) {  
\_root.attachMovie(“yourmovie.swf”);  
}  
[/AS]

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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:** [February 18, 2004, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-doesnt-seem-to-work-for-load-mc/43053/3 "2004-02-18T14:04:30Z")

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What movie do you want to play exactly, and where are that movieclip and the button located ?