# OnClipEvent

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onclipevent/4886>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 23, 2002, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onclipevent/4886 "2002-08-23T20:17:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![vip3r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c2a13f/32.png) [@vip3r](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vip3r)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onclipevent/4886/1 "2002-08-23T20:17:34Z")

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i want to make an onClipEvent(enterframe); , but flash won’t let me. its disabled. perhaps because im on the main timeline? anybody know how to do it another way?

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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 23, 2002, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onclipevent/4886/2 "2002-08-23T20:22:59Z")

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You can only put the **onClipEvent** on a movie clip, hence the name **on[color=red]Clip[/color]Event**!

But if you are using Flash MX and want to place the code on your main timeline use this:

```auto
**intanceName.onEnterFrame = function() {
    *//YOUR CODE HERE*
};**

```

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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 23, 2002, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onclipevent/4886/3 "2002-08-23T20:24:11Z")

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o i c, but any other way to do it? i want to do something when the it starts playing the frame…

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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 23, 2002, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onclipevent/4886/4 "2002-08-23T20:27:58Z")

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ok,thanx a lot!!!

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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 23, 2002, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onclipevent/4886/5 "2002-08-23T20:28:15Z")

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I’m a lil confused on what you are talking about, are you wanted that frame to loop the code executing it every frame like the onClipEvent(enterFrame) {}? Or do you just want the code executed once?

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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 23, 2002, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onclipevent/4886/6 "2002-08-23T20:29:49Z")

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i want when the playhead crosses the frame, to be able to execute teh code

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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 23, 2002, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onclipevent/4886/7 "2002-08-23T20:31:25Z")

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in the code u gave me, what would i place under instance name? \_root?

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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 23, 2002, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onclipevent/4886/8 "2002-08-23T20:32:38Z")

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So in other words I suppose you want that code executed only once, thats easy! Just place the code you want on the frame you want, lets say you want to put the action **gotoAndPlay(2);** on frame 3, open up your actions panel if it already isn’t (F9) and enter the code:

```auto
**gotoAndPlay(2);**

```

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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 23, 2002, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onclipevent/4886/9 "2002-08-23T20:33:59Z")

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im so stupid…  
lol, thanx!!!

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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 23, 2002, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onclipevent/4886/10 "2002-08-23T20:35:01Z")

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heh dan… do you have any im progs? =)

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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 23, 2002, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onclipevent/4886/11 "2002-08-23T20:35:16Z")

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No problem, any more trouble just holla back!

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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 23, 2002, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onclipevent/4886/12 "2002-08-23T20:37:05Z")

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Ummm, I have AIM but I can’t use it at work because of the security proxy on my network! I doubt I will even be home tonight (I’m a senior and its a friday night, why would I want to be home or yet even sober) so you are going to either have to private message me or reply here!