# "Next" mc doesn't advance to next scene?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/next-mc-doesnt-advance-to-next-scene/11071>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 11, 2003, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/next-mc-doesnt-advance-to-next-scene/11071 "2003-01-11T15:40:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Scottie](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/scottie/32/72_2.png) [@Scottie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Scottie)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/next-mc-doesnt-advance-to-next-scene/11071/1 "2003-01-11T15:40:30Z")

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Hola. Here is the code on my “Next” mc that is supposed to advance to the next scene, but simply doesn’t work:

on (release) {  
gotoAndPlay(“Menus”, 1);  
}

“Menus” being the next scene. Each scene has a stop() action on the last frame so the user can advance (or go back) when they are ready. Something seemingly so simple…

What am I missing?

\*🙂 Scottie

I can design a city but can’t fix a pipe.

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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:** [January 11, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/next-mc-doesnt-advance-to-next-scene/11071/2 "2003-01-11T16:12:12Z")

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try posting your fla so we can have a look at it

Grim

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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:** [January 11, 2003, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/next-mc-doesnt-advance-to-next-scene/11071/3 "2003-01-11T16:53:17Z")

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Variable scope problem:

```auto
_root.gotoAndPlay("Menus",1);

```

And using labels works better than scene names :crazy:

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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:** [January 12, 2003, 4:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/next-mc-doesnt-advance-to-next-scene/11071/4 "2003-01-12T04:04:28Z")

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Thanks for responding. Adding \_root didn’t work either. What does \_root actually do?

I tried attaching the .fla but I got an error stating that it’s too big, yet it’s only 200K. Nothing’s working for me! Any ideas to get this mc to advance to the next scene?

Scottie

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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:** [January 12, 2003, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/next-mc-doesnt-advance-to-next-scene/11071/5 "2003-01-12T04:09:31Z")

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can u post it on your site or a free website provider like geocities so we can download and check your fla?? or try using goto next scene instead of the menus instance

Grim

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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:** [January 13, 2003, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/next-mc-doesnt-advance-to-next-scene/11071/6 "2003-01-13T01:34:45Z")

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Thanks anyway guys. I just got it to work with this AS on the mc instance:

on (release) {  
tellTarget ("\_root") {  
gotoAndPlay(“menus”);  
}  
}