# My movie won't work **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [August 26, 2003, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448 "2003-08-26T22:23:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![valay5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ccd318/32.png) [@valay5](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/valay5)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/1 "2003-08-26T22:23:19Z")
My movie has something wrong with it. Whenever i press the play button, the movie doesn’t play. If you want me to show it put your screename for this site. ---
**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 26, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/2 "2003-08-26T22:32:00Z")
If you hit it really hard it will play :beam: j/k show us your code, your site, and eventually your fla - till then I don’t think we can help much =) cheers ---
**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 26, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/3 "2003-08-26T22:33:01Z")
> \*Originally posted by mlkdesign \* > \*\*If you hit it really hard it will play :beam: j/k show us your code, your site, and eventually your fla - till then I don’t think we can help much =) cheers \*\* Tell me ur e-mail 1st, i’ll send it to u ---
**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 26, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/4 "2003-08-26T22:36:14Z")
afraid someone is going to “steal” your unique idea? Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**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 26, 2003, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/5 "2003-08-26T22:37:36Z")
> \*Originally posted by reverendflash \* > \*\*afraid someone is going to “steal” your unique idea? > Rev \*\* No, it’s to big of a file ---
**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 26, 2003, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/6 "2003-08-26T22:37:42Z")
If you attach it to your post then more than just one person will get a chance to look at it and possibly help 🙂 Too big, try zipping it first Liz ---
**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 26, 2003, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/7 "2003-08-26T22:38:56Z")
> \*Originally posted by valay5 \* > \*\*No, it’s to big of a file \*\* then use winzip to zip it… seriously, everyone else does this… I’m not being “mean.” I’m trying to help… Rev ---
**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 26, 2003, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/8 "2003-08-26T22:41:07Z")
> \*Originally posted by reverendflash \* > \*\*then use winzip to zip it… seriously, everyone else does this… I’m not being “mean.” I’m trying to help… Rev \*\* I never said u were being mean, can u tell me how to zip it, i have the program but i’m not sure how to zip it. ---
**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 26, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/9 "2003-08-26T22:46:37Z")
read the help files. and I was just being pre-emptive since you called me mean the last time I tried to help… open the winzip prog, and figure it out! you will be the better person for it. Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**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 26, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/10 "2003-08-26T22:47:02Z")
Is it a single .fla? Yes, try right clicking and choose add to \.zip It will automatically zip it in the same directory as your original file. No, open winzip and select a new archive (file new) then browse to the correct directory and add all the files required by your movie to run and add them to the archive. Make a note of the directory that you save your zip file to and then attach that to your post. Liz ---
**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 26, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/11 "2003-08-26T22:47:48Z")
> \*Originally posted by reverendflash \* > \*\*read the help files. and I was just being pre-emptive since you called me mean the last time I tried to help… open the winzip prog, and figure it out! you will be the better person for it. Rev \*\* Well in the couple of last posts when u responded i tried to say sorry, and i thought we were friends now. ---
**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 26, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/12 "2003-08-26T22:48:43Z")
I gotta go guys but tomorrow i will put it on. ---
**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 26, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/13 "2003-08-26T22:51:57Z")
we aren’t enemies… I’m just trying to get you to do a little work for yourself. If someone tells you how to do things all the time, you won’t really know how to do your own work, now will you? show me you can read the help files, search the forums for the answer before you ask the question, and then we can be friends. Just saying sorry, then continuing the same behavior is nothing more than lying, and reducing your ability to be trusted. Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**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 27, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/14 "2003-08-27T00:17:25Z")
look it’s probably a coding problem, why don’t you rather post your action script code along with some explanation of your file (hierachy etc…) or if your file is too big try removing either big sound loops, big images… (and by the way, the purpose of the forum is to explain through coding - this is why generally a bunch of people answer to one question - no a one to one explanation - but yeah, all the people around here are great big flash thugs so if you want you can still mail holy me :beam::trout: btw my email address is under my footer…) ---
**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 27, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/15 "2003-08-27T22:13:25Z")
> \*Originally posted by reverendflash \* > \*\*we aren’t enemies… I’m just trying to get you to do a little work for yourself. If someone tells you how to do things all the time, you won’t really know how to do your own work, now will you? show me you can read the help files, search the forums for the answer before you ask the question, and then we can be friends. Just saying sorry, then continuing the same behavior is nothing more than lying, and reducing your ability to be trusted. Rev \*\* Man, where do u come with these words of wison “rev” ---
**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 27, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/16 "2003-08-27T22:15:50Z")
Life teaches many things. All you must do is pay attention, and remember for next time. Else be cursed to repeat prior mistakes forever. Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**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 27, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/17 "2003-08-27T22:20:17Z")
> \*Originally posted by reverendflash \* > \*\*Life teaches many things. All you must do is pay attention, and remember for next time. Else be cursed to repeat prior mistakes forever. Rev \*\* There you go again Rev, I love when you say things like that. You are such a great person. ---
**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 28, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/18 "2003-08-28T04:39:36Z")
Try checking all the keyframes in frame 1, make sure they don’t have stop(); in any of them. If that isn’t the case then something’s up. This happens to people at times, they think they put a stop command at the end of the movie but it ends up at the beginning because they forgot to put a keyframe there (especially if the layer has nothing in it). Hope it helps, we all make mistakes, no matter how silly it is :beam: ---
**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 28, 2003, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/19 "2003-08-28T04:42:29Z")
just curious, how big exactly is your fla? ---
**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 28, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-movie-wont-work/29448/20 "2003-08-28T15:44:07Z")
> \*Originally posted by Digigamer \* > \*\*just curious, how big exactly is your fla? \*\* I’m not done with it yet, cuz i want it to be the best it can be, but it is like 680kb so far.