# Attach movie being strange... help

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**Created:** [January 6, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-movie-being-strange-help/174547 "2006-01-06T16:38:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![paul\_ferrie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@paul\_ferrie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paul_ferrie)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-movie-being-strange-help/174547/1 "2006-01-06T16:38:03Z")

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Right very strange. If i attach a movie to the \_root it works but if i target and mc within an mc on the \_root timline it dosnt work.  
example  
Works:

ActionScript Code:  
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\<p\>function getTrippin COLOR=#66cc66[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66cc66]{[/COLOR]\</p\>  
\<p\> [COLOR=#0066cc]trace[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66cc66]([/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“running tripper”[/COLOR][COLOR=#66cc66])[/COLOR];\</p\>  
\<p\> trips = [COLOR=#cc66cc]52[/COLOR];\</p\>  
\<p\> nextX = [COLOR=#cc66cc]0[/COLOR];\</p\>  
\<p\> nextY = [COLOR=#cc66cc]0[/COLOR];\</p\>  
\<p\> [COLOR=#b1b100]for[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66cc66]([/COLOR]count = [COLOR=#cc66cc]0[/COLOR]; count \< trips; count++[COLOR=#66cc66])[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66cc66]{[/COLOR]\</p\>  
\<p\> [COLOR=#0066cc]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0066cc]attachMovie[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66cc66]([/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“trip”[/COLOR], [COLOR=#ff0000]“trippin”[/COLOR] + count, count[COLOR=#66cc66])[/COLOR];\</p\>  
\<p\> [COLOR=#0066cc]\_root[/COLOR][COLOR=#66cc66][[/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“trippin”[/COLOR] + count[COLOR=#66cc66]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0066cc]\_x[/COLOR] = nextX;\</p\>  
\<p\> [COLOR=#0066cc]\_root[/COLOR][COLOR=#66cc66][[/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“trippin”[/COLOR] + count[COLOR=#66cc66]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0066cc]\_y[/COLOR] = nextY;\</p\>  
\<p\> nextX += [COLOR=#0066cc]\_root[/COLOR][COLOR=#66cc66][[/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“trippin”[/COLOR] + count[COLOR=#66cc66]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0066cc]\_width[/COLOR];\</p\>  
\<p\> [COLOR=#0066cc]trace[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66cc66]([/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“nextX=”[/COLOR] + nextX[COLOR=#66cc66])[/COLOR];\</p\>  
\<p\> [COLOR=#66cc66]}[/COLOR]\</p\>  
\<p\>[COLOR=#66cc66]}[/COLOR]\</p\>  
\<p\>  
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Dosnt work:

ActionScript Code:  
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT]\</p\>  
\<p\>function getTrippin COLOR=#66cc66[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66cc66]{[/COLOR]\</p\>  
\<p\> [COLOR=#0066cc]trace[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66cc66]([/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“running tripper”[/COLOR][COLOR=#66cc66])[/COLOR];\</p\>  
\<p\> trips = [COLOR=#cc66cc]52[/COLOR];\</p\>  
\<p\> nextX = [COLOR=#cc66cc]0[/COLOR];\</p\>  
\<p\> nextY = [COLOR=#cc66cc]0[/COLOR];\</p\>  
\<p\> [COLOR=#b1b100]for[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66cc66]([/COLOR]count = [COLOR=#cc66cc]0[/COLOR]; count \< trips; count++[COLOR=#66cc66])[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66cc66]{[/COLOR]\</p\>  
\<p\> win11.[COLOR=#006600]holder[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0066cc]attachMovie[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66cc66]([/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“trip”[/COLOR], [COLOR=#ff0000]“trippin”[/COLOR] + count, count[COLOR=#66cc66])[/COLOR];\</p\>  
\<p\> win11.[COLOR=#006600]holder[/COLOR][COLOR=#66cc66][[/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“trippin”[/COLOR] + count[COLOR=#66cc66]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0066cc]\_x[/COLOR] = nextX;\</p\>  
\<p\> win11.[COLOR=#006600]holder[/COLOR][COLOR=#66cc66][[/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“trippin”[/COLOR] + count[COLOR=#66cc66]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0066cc]\_y[/COLOR] = nextY;\</p\>  
\<p\> nextX += win11.[COLOR=#006600]holder[/COLOR][COLOR=#66cc66][[/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“trippin”[/COLOR] + count[COLOR=#66cc66]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0066cc]\_width[/COLOR];\</p\>  
\<p\> [COLOR=#0066cc]trace[/COLOR]COLOR=#66cc66[/COLOR]\</p\>  
\<p\> [COLOR=#66cc66]}[/COLOR]\</p\>  
\<p\>[COLOR=#66cc66]}[/COLOR]\</p\>  
\<p\>  
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Anyone??? i am gazumped