# The most stupid question

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-most-stupid-question/168887
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**Created:** [November 10, 2005, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-most-stupid-question/168887 "2005-11-10T22:24:14Z")
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### Author: ![Xisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@Xisco](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Xisco)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2005, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-most-stupid-question/168887/1 "2005-11-10T22:24:14Z")

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Hi again. Here learning flash another time.

heres is the SUPERNOOB question:

i ve a button and a MC in root, when i press the button, i want the MC stop play, but nothing happens:

on (release) {  
MC.gotoAndStop(“stop”);  
}

why?

Best regards.