# Why isn't ma function called?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-isnt-ma-function-called/260061
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 12, 2008, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-isnt-ma-function-called/260061 "2008-05-12T09:58:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@rapier\_gv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rapier_gv)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2008, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-isnt-ma-function-called/260061/1 "2008-05-12T09:58:23Z")
Hello everybody, got a new annoying problem to tackle, i’ve been working on a ( quite simple ) piece of code the last couple of days, but i’ve encountered this really frustrating issue: one of the functions isn’t called.
this is the bit which has issues:
```auto
evolution();
function evolution() {
//
_root.onEnterFrame = function() {
...
if (time%ed_CRMU == 0){
//
message_txt.text = "CRMU needed!";
//
var build_CRMU = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("build_CRMU", 11);
** build_CRMU.onEnterFrame = function() {
build_CRMU();
};**
}
};
}
```
and, of course, below, i have the build\_CRMU function. the thing is that it won’t call it ( tried with trace(“OK”) inside the build\_CRMU function, but trace(“OK”) in the onEnterFrame function works.
this is really mindboggling for me. i cannot realise what am i doing wrong. i went ahead and attached the full .fla source as well. thanks for any advices!
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### Author:  [@Valaran](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Valaran)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2008, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-isnt-ma-function-called/260061/2 "2008-05-12T10:45:04Z")
\_root.build\_CRMU();
Now wasn’t that an easy fix!
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### Author:  [@rapier\_gv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rapier_gv)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2008, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-isnt-ma-function-called/260061/3 "2008-05-12T11:16:29Z")
oh, darnit. big lol and a big thanks. 😃
and to think i’ve been wrestling with this for almost 3 days. lol.