# Quick question...!

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question/286922
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [April 22, 2009, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question/286922 "2009-04-22T23:56:59Z")
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### Author: ![oh\_elle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d2c977/32.png) [@oh\_elle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oh_elle)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question/286922/1 "2009-04-22T23:56:59Z")

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Hi guys,  
I am embarrassed I am having to ask such a seemably easy question but for some reason, my Flash is being a brat today.  
I have a mc on the main timeline called black\_mc  
inside of that I have a btn called boars\_btn  
so on my main timeline actions i have:

```php
black_mc.boars_btn.onRelease = function(){
trace("horrible flash");
}

```

to call the btn, but nothing happens. WHYYY? According to other tutorials I seem to be referencing it right?

Thanks in advance to any responses.