# gotoAndPlay issues

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-issues/70008>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 9, 2004, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-issues/70008 "2004-11-09T22:32:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![xytor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/90ced4/32.png) [@xytor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xytor)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-issues/70008/1 "2004-11-09T22:32:47Z")

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i have 3 scenes with a movie clip on each one that acts as a button.  
i want each button to go to the next scene, so in the (first)button i write:  
\_root.gotoAndPlay(“Scene 2”,1);

it does nothing.  
what is the problem?

also, it seems that \_root is the name for the first scene only. how would i call a specific scene, something like this:  
\_thisScene.gotoAndPlay(3); [something of this nature]  
is there such thing?