1099 Error that makes no sense

[databell]

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?

[Lumablue]

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

Thanks

[TheDevilRidesIn]

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

Thanks

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:

watch.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, watchlink);

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

instead of

watch.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, watchlink);

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