# Newbie: gotoAndPlay not working...please help

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 9, 2006, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-gotoandplay-not-working-please-help/190264 "2006-06-09T20:44:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![insichselbst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e480ec/32.png) [@insichselbst](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/insichselbst)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2006, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-gotoandplay-not-working-please-help/190264/1 "2006-06-09T20:44:54Z")

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Hi. I am new to flash and am stumped on one (simple) thing. I have an animation that plays and then stops. From there I have a movie clip on the timeline that I want to start playing at frame (2).  
The problem is, its not working. Its going to and stopping, not playing. Please, what am I doing wrong?  
Thanks so much.

Here are the actions:

stop();  
onClipEvent (EnterFrame)  
{  
this.boxes.gotoAndPlay(2):  
}