# In movieclip, buttons don't work

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-movieclip-buttons-dont-work/261914>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 1, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-movieclip-buttons-dont-work/261914 "2008-06-01T18:42:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![peartart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@peartart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/peartart)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-movieclip-buttons-dont-work/261914/1 "2008-06-01T18:42:10Z")

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So I have a button in a movieclip in a movieclip. But the simple on(release){gotoAndPlay(theframe);} sort of thing that I have doesn’t work. The over and down states don’t even show up! The buttons are just static. And this happens when assigning similar code to a movieclip in a movieclip in a movieclip, so it’s not just buttons. A movieclip in a movieclip works… Have I nested one too many times? How can I get the symbols to respond?