# This is why I hate Flash

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-is-why-i-hate-flash/236656>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 22, 2007, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-is-why-i-hate-flash/236656 "2007-08-22T15:58:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gnaws](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Gnaws](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gnaws)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-is-why-i-hate-flash/236656/1 "2007-08-22T15:58:29Z")

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I can get Flash to do amazing things, but trying to do ridiculously simple things like targeting & evaluating variables, or controlling A SIMPLE MOVIE kill me.

All I’m trying to do is get a MC (named “dork” placed on the root) to stop and start.

on Frame 1 of the root:

```auto
stench = getProperty(dork,_currentframe);

```

Frame 5:

```auto
gotoAndPlay(1);

```

a stop button on the root:

```auto
on (press) {
    //dork.gotoAndStop(eval(_root.stench)); // doesn't work
    dork.gotoAndStop(_root.stench); // doesn't work
    //dork.gotoAndStop(10); // works
trace (_root.stench); // works
}

```