# A global array

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-global-array/147717
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**Created:** [May 13, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-global-array/147717 "2005-05-13T02:18:22Z")
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### Author: ![goknights](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@goknights](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/goknights)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-global-array/147717/1 "2005-05-13T02:18:22Z")

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I am trying to create an array on the main timeline that I can access from scripting in other movie clips. I have tried putting the \_global. in front of my array initialization like this

\_global.array\_name:Array = new Array();

but i get a syntax error. how can I make my array global?

thanks!