# Adding mc's in a new (.createEmptyMovieClip())-mc bugs

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-mcs-in-a-new-createemptymovieclip-mc-bugs/129504>\
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**Created:** [November 24, 2004, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-mcs-in-a-new-createemptymovieclip-mc-bugs/129504 "2004-11-24T15:55:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![grappaFruit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@grappaFruit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grappaFruit)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-mcs-in-a-new-createemptymovieclip-mc-bugs/129504/1 "2004-11-24T15:55:39Z")

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Fairly simple question:

When I create a new mc:

```auto
 _root.createEmptyMovieClip("container", 1);

```

and try to attach one into it:

```auto
 _root.container.attachMovie("exc","child_a", 1);

```

or simply:

```auto
 _root.container.createEmptyMovieClip("child_b", 1);

```

nothing works - it simply doesn’t want to get in…

Even when I give the “container” content with [.lineTo()], nothing continious to happen.

Help?