# How do use buttons to control movie clip?

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**Created:** [August 25, 2004, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130 "2004-08-25T06:19:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2bfe46/32.png) [@Xavier](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Xavier)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130/1 "2004-08-25T06:19:27Z")

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hi ppl, i am flash newbie, i am trying to use buttons to stop, play, go forward, go backward and go back to start and i cant seem to make it successful. help anyone? :asian:

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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:** [August 25, 2004, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130/2 "2004-08-25T06:43:11Z")

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Play:[AS]on (release) {  
play();  
}[/AS]  
Stop:[AS]on (release) {  
stop();  
}[/AS]Place these on your corresponding buttons.

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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:** [August 25, 2004, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130/3 "2004-08-25T06:44:51Z")

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yeah i put those but cant…

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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:** [August 25, 2004, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130/4 "2004-08-25T06:55:10Z")

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> [@Xavier](#):
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> yeah i put those but cant…

But can’t what?

Are your Buttons targeting a Movie Clip Symbol?

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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:** [August 25, 2004, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130/5 "2004-08-25T07:00:15Z")

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erm… wats that?? how to target the movie clip?

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**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130/6 "2004-08-25T07:07:41Z")

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What I mean is, do you have a **Movie Clip Symbol** on your Stage and want your Buttons, when pressed, to go somewhere inside that Movie Clip?

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**Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130/7 "2004-08-25T07:08:36Z")

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yourButtonName.onRelease=function ();  
{  
yourMcName.gotoAndPlay.(“labelOrFrameNumber”);}

to stop change gotoAndPlay with gotoAndStop or Stop

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**Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130/8 "2004-08-26T00:32:27Z")

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> [@wizard](#):
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> What I mean is, do you have a **Movie Clip Symbol** on your Stage and want your Buttons, when pressed, to go somewhere inside that Movie Clip?

yeah i have a movic clip symbol, wat i want is when i click play the movie will play and when clip stop it will stop on where it is. Then when click play again it will play on where it stop.

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**Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130/9 "2004-08-26T00:34:22Z")

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Okay, that script I gave you in my first post should work.

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**Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130/10 "2004-08-26T00:59:36Z")

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erm… it dont seem to work

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**Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130/11 "2004-08-26T01:39:27Z")

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[font=Courier New][/font]this is my file attach can help me see if there is any problem? thx

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**Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130/12 "2004-08-26T02:11:19Z")

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Could you save it for FlashMX, please?

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**Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130/13 "2004-08-26T02:40:44Z")

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yeah its for flash mx

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**Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130/14 "2004-08-26T02:46:30Z")

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I think it’s for MX2004…

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**Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130/15 "2004-08-26T02:48:26Z")

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wizard thx for ur help my teacher got the answer for it ^^

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**Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130/16 "2004-08-26T02:51:02Z")

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Okay, you mind telling me the solution?

I’m thinking it might’ve had something to do with Instance Names.

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**Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130/17 "2004-08-26T02:59:48Z")

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this is for the play button, my teacher says need to put the movie clip name before the play(); its the same for the others with the movie clip name in front before the command.

> on (press) {  
> sticky.play();  
> }

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**Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130/18 "2004-08-26T03:37:31Z")

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Yeah, that’s the Instance Name… well glad to hear you got it solved.

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**Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 4:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-use-buttons-to-control-movie-clip/62130/19 "2004-08-26T04:05:30Z")

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hehe thx for ur help