1099 Error that makes no sense

I've got two buttons on my stage. One with the instance name 'logo' and once with the instance name 'watch'. The AS3 code is very simple and accurate. Or so I thought:
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logo.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, homelink);
function homelink(evt:MouseEvent):void {
gotoAndStop("home");
}
watch.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, watchlink);
function watchlink(evt:MouseEvent):void {
gotoAndStop("watch");
}
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Really simple, right? Not so fast. I test my movie and get the following error:
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TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at main_fla::MainTimeline/frame2()
at flash.display::MovieClip/gotoAndStop()
at main_fla::MainTimeline/PL_LOADING()
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Where did that come from? That's where I'm confused. What is PL_LOADING()? The keyframe is setup properly so none of this makes any sense. At least not to me. So where is this 1009 error coming from and how can I correct it?

Hi Adam- Did you ever find a solution to this issue. I am suffering from the exact same thing/exact error message.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by Lumablue

Hi Adam- Did you ever find a solution to this issue. I am suffering from the exact same thing/exact error message.

Thanks

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If I'm not mistaken, the problem in the original post has to do with the lack of an object reference in the event handler. For instance:

Code:

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watch.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, watchlink);

function watchlink(evt:MouseEvent):void {
      whichMovieClip.gotoAndStop("watch");
}

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instead of

Code:

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watch.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, watchlink);

function watchlink(evt:MouseEvent):void {
      gotoAndStop("watch");
}

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