# Stupid Q re: buttons not working within a movie clip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-q-re-buttons-not-working-within-a-movie-clip/12351>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 30, 2003, 1:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-q-re-buttons-not-working-within-a-movie-clip/12351 "2003-01-30T01:09:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![dexter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@dexter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dexter)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 1:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-q-re-buttons-not-working-within-a-movie-clip/12351/1 "2003-01-30T01:09:03Z")

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This is one of those things that happens and I rack my brain and overlook something stupid.

I have a MC that contains a few buttons. When I enable simple buttons in FlashMX, the button states function when I am editing the MC.

However, when I export the swf file, or test the file (CTRL+ENTER), the button actions do not work.

It seems to me that this should not be happening.

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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 30, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-q-re-buttons-not-working-within-a-movie-clip/12351/2 "2003-01-30T01:44:27Z")

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you have another button as the hit area … remove it and place just the shape :trout: jk 😛

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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 30, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-q-re-buttons-not-working-within-a-movie-clip/12351/3 "2003-01-30T01:59:53Z")

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geez . . . duh

see i knew it was something stupid

thanks