Flash MX-Why dont my code work?

[blacklightproduction]

I kinda gave up on my last game for no hit detection code would work but I started a brick breaking game and this code isnt working right:
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onClipEvent (load) {
}

tellTarget (_root._root.ball) {
_x -= 10;
_y -= 10;
}

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The ball that breaks the bricks instance name is ball but I get this message
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Symbol=Symbol 5, Layer=Layer 1, Frame=1: Line 4: Statement must appear within on/onClipEvent handler
tellTarget (_root._root.ball) {
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I can determine whats wrong with it and I will not give up on a game so simple.
Thanks

[McTony]

this is what i think it means : ur code needs to be within ur clipeventhandlers, so try this code :

onClipEvent (load) {

tellTarget (_root._root.ball) {
_x -= 10;
_y -= 10;
}
}

[Greensinge]

I'm not sure if it's the same problem entirely, but if you refer to this thread which I started last night, you might find an answer to the problem. I did! :)

Good luck!

[Archon68]

Are you trying to make it move EVERY FRAME or just once, on the LOAD of the movie? Try putting it in a OnClipEvent(enterFrame) statement.

[blacklightproduction]

I want it on one frame at a time see its on different levels:
after you destroy all the bricks it shows the points,ect. frame then you go on to the next level.
its not excatly on every frame its just on one frame every two frames for if you go out of bounds *thats the code to where if it goes out of bounds* past the paddle three times you get the 'You Lose' page.