# Targeting scenes

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-scenes/20329>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 7, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-scenes/20329 "2003-05-07T15:44:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![zerium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/85e7bf/32.png) [@zerium](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zerium)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-scenes/20329/1 "2003-05-07T15:44:13Z")

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Hey here is my problem and i cant figure this one out… it’s kinda weird.

here is the setup:

I have a movie with 2 scenes. On the second scene there is a menu ( a mc with buttons inside of it). The buttons inside the mc link to a different scene (gotoAndPlay(“scene 1”, 1); for some reason this isn’t working. Am I missing something?

If I create a button not within a mc it works fine but when I put it in a mc it doesnt work. What gives???

thanks for your help

-z

(file is attached with an example)

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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:** [May 7, 2003, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-scenes/20329/2 "2003-05-07T15:50:17Z")

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solution a)  
don’t use scenes.

solution b)  
use frame labels.

run a search in the forum, there are several threads about this issue. 😉

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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:** [May 7, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-scenes/20329/3 "2003-05-07T16:01:45Z")

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> \*Originally posted by kax \*  
> \*\*solution a)  
> don’t use scenes.

solution b)  
use frame labels.

run a search in the forum, there are several threads about this issue. 😉 \*\*

using labels doesn’t work to move across scenes

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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:** [May 7, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-scenes/20329/4 "2003-05-07T16:03:01Z")

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**yes** … it works.

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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:** [May 7, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-scenes/20329/5 "2003-05-07T16:05:19Z")

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sorry your right, but you must target the root

\_root.gotoAndPlay(“framelabel”);

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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:** [May 7, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-scenes/20329/6 "2003-05-07T16:06:07Z")

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yup. 🙂