# Attach movie being strange... help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-movie-being-strange-help/179879>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 23, 2006, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-movie-being-strange-help/179879 "2006-02-23T18:01:14Z")\
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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:** [February 23, 2006, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-movie-being-strange-help/179879/1 "2006-02-23T18:01:14Z")

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Not sure what i am missing

```auto

function myOnKeyDown () {
 if (Key.isDown (Key.CONTROL)) {
  doLogin ();
 }
}
var myListener:Object = new Object ();
myListener.onKeyDown = myOnKeyDown;
Key.addListener (myListener);
doLogin = function () {
 trace ("do login");
 _root.holder.attachMovie ("login", "mcLogin", _root.holder.getNextHighestDepth ());
 _root.holder["mcLogin"]._x = 300;
 _root.holder["mcLogin"]._y = 200;
 trace ("login mc y=" + _root.holder["mcLogin"]._y);
};

```

linkage is correct. instance name is correct

login mc y returns nothing and the movie is not attched to the stage.  
Anyone thanks.