# GotoAndPlay Problem (when I use duplicatemovieclip)
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-problem-when-i-use-duplicatemovieclip/13860
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [February 19, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-problem-when-i-use-duplicatemovieclip/13860 "2003-02-19T00:33:25Z")
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### Author:  [@Robert](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Robert)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-problem-when-i-use-duplicatemovieclip/13860/1 "2003-02-19T00:33:25Z")
Problem is simple and anoying.
I have simple MC (15 frames, name: TestMov)
On the first frame of this movie I have stop();
I want to duplicate this movie (duplicatemoviclip) and to start playing new movie from frame 2.
This is my button code:
on (release) {
TestMov.duplicateMovieClip(“TestMov1”, 1);
TestMov1.\_y = TestMov1.\_y + 100;
TestMov1.gotoAndPlay(2);
}
After TestMov1.gotoAndPlay(2) is executed, script just stops on second frame, doesn’t continue to the next frame. ???
If I remove first frame stop(), then gotoAndPlay(2) is working, (start from 2 and continue on the next frame, and so on…)
I’m sure I did this before and I didn’t have any problems. What I’m doing wrong.
Here is example.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-problem-when-i-use-duplicatemovieclip/13860/2 "2003-02-19T14:39:47Z")
it sees to work just fine, after you put your stop action in symbol 2 away.
or didn’t you mean that?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-problem-when-i-use-duplicatemovieclip/13860/3 "2003-02-19T15:44:18Z")
I’m not sure I understood what did you mean…
When I delete **stop()** in first frame, then **gotoAndPlay(2)** is working fine, but that’s not what I want. I have to have that **stop()** on first frame, so movie will bi initiated and stoped on the first frame, then later on, I can issue **gotoAndPlay(2)** to continue the movie clip. This doesnt work if you duplicte movie with **DuplicatMovieClip**. On the new created movie, **gotoAndPlay** doesn’t work.
I’ve just found wierd solution for this…
I put in the second (2.) frame of the MC **gotoAndPlay(3)**, now is working fine… Is this wierd… **gotoAndPlay(n)** is supposed to start playing MC from **n** frame and to keep playing next.
Here is in attachment what I did…