# The dreaded Error #1009 **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [November 23, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dreaded-error-1009/316506 "2010-11-23T22:49:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![flash\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6a8cbe/32.png) [@flash\_back](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flash_back)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dreaded-error-1009/316506/1 "2010-11-23T22:49:21Z")
[FONT=Verdana]I have been scouring forums looking for a solution… [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]I know this has probably been answered a thousand times… I am a former flash dev that has not really used it for a few years and the AS3 stuff is killing me… [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]I have been getting this error on someone else’s work that I am trying to port in and load from and external source. Mind you I am porting a bunch of external clips with no issues at all however this one is giving me the finger constantly no matter what I do and what solutions I try;[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Error I get:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] at com.chamberlainp.game::BasicEngine/addEngineListener()[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] at com.chamberlainp.game::BasicEngine()[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] at com.chamberlainp.game::GameEngine()[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] at com::SumoPandas\_Games/initializeGame()[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] at SumoPanda01\_Matching/initializeGame()[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] at com::SumoPandas\_Games()[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] at SumoPanda01\_Matching()[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Cannot display source code at this location.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Anyone’s help would be greatly appreciated.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] [/FONT]