# Movie Clips

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clips/4635>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 14, 2002, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clips/4635 "2002-08-14T23:49:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Scrow\_J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Scrow\_J](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Scrow_J)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clips/4635/1 "2002-08-14T23:49:50Z")

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hey ppl… im doing a site in flash mx… im kinda new at mx though i was pretty good at flash 5… so here’s the problem:

i have a button, the button is in a movie clip. i also have another movie clip, that this button is supposed to play when pressed. wat action should i use for the button, and if you have an answer plz write the whole action script.

thnx

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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 14, 2002, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clips/4635/2 "2002-08-14T23:53:43Z")

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it really depends where your second movie clip is located. I will assume that it is in the root.

your button could read.

on(release){

\_root.mc2.gotoandPlay();  
}

Hope it helps!