# Assigning movieclip to dynamically created movieclip **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [October 24, 2006, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assigning-movieclip-to-dynamically-created-movieclip/204906 "2006-10-24T14:29:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sean1983uk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@sean1983uk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sean1983uk)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assigning-movieclip-to-dynamically-created-movieclip/204906/1 "2006-10-24T14:29:05Z")
In part of my actionscript i’m using: thumbnail\_mc.createEmptyMovieClip(“t”+k, thumbnail\_mc.getNextHighestDepth()); to create a seperate movieclips for ewach image in my xml file. How would I then attach another movieclip to each of the newly created ones? ie thumbnail\_mc.t0, thumbnail\_mc.t1, thumbnail\_mc.t2… is there a way to do it automaticall7y or do i have to assign it to each one individually? “thumbnail\_mc.t”+k.attachMovie obviously doesn’t work ☹ ---
**Author:** ![stringy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assigning-movieclip-to-dynamically-created-movieclip/204906/2 "2006-10-24T15:31:07Z")
[QUOTE=sean1983uk;1984362]In part of my actionscript i’m using: thumbnail\_mc.createEmptyMovieClip(“t”+k, thumbnail\_mc.getNextHighestDepth()); to create a seperate movieclips for ewach image in my xml file. How would I then attach another movieclip to each of the newly created ones? ie thumbnail\_mc.t0, thumbnail\_mc.t1, thumbnail\_mc.t2… is there a way to do it automaticall7y or do i have to assign it to each one individually? “thumbnail\_mc.t”+k.attachMovie obviously doesn’t work :([/QUOTE] ```auto thumbnail_mc["t"+k].attachMovie("mc", "mc", 1); ``` ---
**Author:** ![sean1983uk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@sean1983uk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sean1983uk)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assigning-movieclip-to-dynamically-created-movieclip/204906/3 "2006-10-24T16:05:42Z")
Many Thanks for that! tried it but its not working some how. i got my code from this tutorial [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/thumbnails.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/thumbnails.htm) Basically trying to add the thumbnail title to each thumbnail which i’ve added in the xml file. Not sure how to do that, thats why I thought i would have to attach another movie clip to the image and then try and retrive the relevant titles for each thumbnail. Does this make sense? ---
**Author:** ![stringy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assigning-movieclip-to-dynamically-created-movieclip/204906/4 "2006-10-24T16:13:51Z")
[QUOTE=sean1983uk;1984445]Many Thanks for that! tried it but its not working some how. [/QUOTE] try a trace straight after the above code ```auto trace(thumbnail_mc["t"+k].mc) ``` ---
**Author:** ![sean1983uk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@sean1983uk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sean1983uk)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assigning-movieclip-to-dynamically-created-movieclip/204906/5 "2006-10-24T16:27:57Z")
its returns undefinded 5 times which is how many thumbnails there are. So guessing its attaching to it? but not staying there? ---
**Author:** ![stringy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assigning-movieclip-to-dynamically-created-movieclip/204906/6 "2006-10-24T16:28:42Z")
this works ok-mc linkage id -ter ```auto function thumbnails_fn(k) { thumbnail_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("t"+k, thumbnail_mc.getNextHighestDepth()); thumbnail_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("p"+k, thumbnail_mc.getNextHighestDepth()); tlistener = new Object(); tlistener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc) { target_mc._x = hit_left._x+(target_mc._width+5)*k; var clip = thumbnail_mc["p"+k].attachMovie("ter", "ter", 1000); clip._x = target_mc._x; target_mc.pictureValue = k; target_mc.onRelease = function() { p = this.pictureValue-1; nextImage(); }; target_mc.onRollOver = function() { this._alpha = 50; thumbNailScroller(); }; target_mc.onRollOut = function() { this._alpha = 100; }; }; image_mcl = new MovieClipLoader(); image_mcl.addListener(tlistener); image_mcl.loadClip(thumbnails[k], "thumbnail_mc.t"+k); } ``` ---
**Author:** ![sean1983uk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@sean1983uk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sean1983uk)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assigning-movieclip-to-dynamically-created-movieclip/204906/7 "2006-10-24T16:39:19Z")
YOUR A STAR!!! I’d hug you if you were here haha Many Thanks!! I’ll prob be asking another question later when i try and get the values across lol ---
**Author:** ![stringy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assigning-movieclip-to-dynamically-created-movieclip/204906/8 "2006-10-24T16:42:21Z")
[QUOTE=sean1983uk;1984465]YOUR A STAR!!! I’d hug you if you were here haha Many Thanks!! I’ll prob be asking another question later when i try and get the values across lol[/QUOTE] No problem ---
**Author:** ![sean1983uk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@sean1983uk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sean1983uk)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assigning-movieclip-to-dynamically-created-movieclip/204906/9 "2006-10-24T16:52:25Z")
Hey again lol Yeh that worked 🙂 and added the movieclip to the stage but is it creating an additional lot of movie clips twice? Also when i use thumbnail\_mc[“p”+k].ter[“ter”+k].team.text = team[p] its not getting any data from xml file for any of the clips? guessing i’m referencing wrong somewhere? ---
**Author:** ![sean1983uk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@sean1983uk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sean1983uk)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assigning-movieclip-to-dynamically-created-movieclip/204906/10 "2006-10-24T16:54:23Z")
oooo got it!!! just need to use clip.team.text YOUR A STAR made my day! ---
**Author:** ![sean1983uk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@sean1983uk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sean1983uk)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assigning-movieclip-to-dynamically-created-movieclip/204906/11 "2006-10-24T16:55:30Z")
if you have a few minutes later could you explain the lines you added and why? so i dont have to use this blindly 🙂 think i get it but would be good to clarify 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![stringy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assigning-movieclip-to-dynamically-created-movieclip/204906/12 "2006-10-24T18:18:23Z")
[QUOTE=sean1983uk;1984478]if you have a few minutes later could you explain the lines you added and why? so i dont have to use this blindly 🙂 think i get it but would be good to clarify :)[/QUOTE] All we have done is created another clip to mimic the thumbnails.When you load into a clip -many properties are lost. your line ```auto thumbnail_mc["p"+k].ter["ter"+k].team.text = team[p] ``` should have read ```auto thumbnail_mc["p"+k].ter.team.text ``` but “clip” is shorter.