# Possible nesting problem? (buttons in MCs)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/possible-nesting-problem-buttons-in-mcs/128916>\
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**Created:** [November 17, 2004, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/possible-nesting-problem-buttons-in-mcs/128916 "2004-11-17T16:28:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![anti\_cult](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@anti\_cult](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anti_cult)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/possible-nesting-problem-buttons-in-mcs/128916/1 "2004-11-17T16:28:47Z")

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i have a piece of code that works on buttons in the main timeline just fine and looks like this:

on (release) {button1.\_alpha = 0;  
button2.enabled = false;  
}

BUT when i try and use it on a button inside a movie-clip i get this error message:

Symbol=movieclip, Layer=content, Frame=5: Line 1: ‘;’ expected  
on (release) {button1.\_alpha = 0;  
Symbol=movieclip, Layer=content, Frame=5: Line 2: ‘;’ expected  
button2.enabled = false;

What the heck does this mean? i’ve tried typing in the path to the code (writing \_root.movieclip.button1) but i get the same old error message so that cant be the only problem i’m dealing with…

help help help help help

thanks