# Why Doesnt This Work!
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-doesnt-this-work/34527
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 3, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-doesnt-this-work/34527 "2003-11-03T18:56:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Samster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Samster)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-doesnt-this-work/34527/1 "2003-11-03T18:56:57Z")
Hello I am getting annyoed by this but i think it is right
[AS]\_root.symbol 1.gotoAndPlay(1);[/AS]
It seems to think that is wrong for playing a bit out of a movie clip
Samster
DOes anyone no y\>?:flower:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-doesnt-this-work/34527/2 "2003-11-03T19:02:31Z")
I don’t know about that space … safer to use symbol1 instead of symbol 1. Are you sure you gave the correct instance name ? Spaces are evil. Are you sure it’s on \_root too ?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-doesnt-this-work/34527/3 "2003-11-03T19:52:39Z")
oops the root was wrong it should have been
[AS]\_root.eyes.Blink.gotoAndPlay(1)[/AS]
thx for your help
Voetsjoeba btw is there a tutorial for your aniamtion u did to your pic?
Samster
🥚 🥚
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-doesnt-this-work/34527/4 "2003-11-03T19:55:49Z")
check out dynamic masking
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2003, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-doesnt-this-work/34527/5 "2003-11-03T20:02:13Z")
There sure is: [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/fadegrid.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/fadegrid.htm) 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-doesnt-this-work/34527/6 "2003-11-03T22:13:31Z")
im so lost in how to make the circles go from down to up instead of going left to right.
Tutorail: Creating Continuous Movement
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/continuousmovement.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/continuousmovement.htm)
Specifically i’d like to know the actionscript code.
Need help------\>Pro flash newb lol