# Attach a variable to a movieclip

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-a-variable-to-a-movieclip/137245
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [February 12, 2005, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-a-variable-to-a-movieclip/137245 "2005-02-12T16:47:08Z")
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### Author: ![pixeline](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/pixeline/32/885_2.png) [@pixeline](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pixeline)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2005, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-a-variable-to-a-movieclip/137245/1 "2005-02-12T16:47:08Z")

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hello,

i want to duplicate an MC and to each duplicated MC, attach a variable “counter” which will increment as movie runs.

problem is i’m confused on how to do it. I thought this would work , but apparently it does not :

```php

var newClip:MovieClip = _level0.animation.myPen.duplicateMovieClip(penMC, _root.mainCounter);
newClip._alpha = 50;
newClip.counter = 0;
for (i=0; i<_root.mainCounter; i++) {
penMC2 = "myPen"+i;
		_level0.animation[penMC2].counter++;
if (_level0.animation[penMC2].counter>_root.alphaCounterEndValue) {
			var my_color:Color = new Color(_level0.animation[penMC2]);
			my_color.setRGB(0xEEEEEE);
			_level0.animation[penMC2]._alpha = 100;
		}
		if (_root.alphaCounterStartValue<=_level0.animation[penMC2].counter<=_root.alphaCounterEndValue) {
			_level0.animation[penMC2]._alpha--;
		}

```

this code is probably messy, i’m from Flash5 and flash MX coding is really confusing to me ☹