# Attach movie problem
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-movie-problem/35165
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [November 11, 2003, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-movie-problem/35165 "2003-11-11T04:40:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Booyaka](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Booyaka)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2003, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-movie-problem/35165/1 "2003-11-11T04:40:57Z")
hey you guys
well let me get straight to the problem
i finaly had the time to dowload the flashmx 2004 demo
and i tried some basic stuff on it im just wondering why this script doesnt work thanks for the help :hr:
[AS]
onEnterFrame = function(){
dot = attachMovie(“dot”,“dot”+i,i);
dot.\_x=Math.random()\*550;
dot.\_y=Math.random()\*400;
i++;
};
[/AS]
when i preview it just comes up as flickering dots its really wierd and it only happens when it i set it to flash 7 player.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2003, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-movie-problem/35165/2 "2003-11-11T06:49:33Z")
hm… no post perhapes i am the only one experiencing this problem oh well another day another question
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2003, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-movie-problem/35165/3 "2003-11-12T19:22:30Z")
I would recommend using the MovieClip.getNextHighestDepth() method… Like this:
[AS]
onEnterFrame = function(){
dot = attachMovie(“dot”,“dot”+i,this.getNextHighestDepth());
dot.\_x=Math.random()\*550;
dot.\_y=Math.random()\*400;
i++;
}
[/AS]
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2003, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-movie-problem/35165/4 "2003-11-12T21:28:08Z")
I was thinking about this while working on something else (real work :), and realized that I gave you bad advice.
Anyway, what I posted will give you visually what you were expecting I think, but it’s not actually right.
You’re assuming that the variable i is stepping, when it actually hasn’t been initialized.
What you’d need to do (if you REALLY need to dynamically name the instances) would be this:
```auto
onEnterFrame = function(){
if (i==undefined) i = 0;
dot = attachMovie("dot","dot"+i,this.getNextHighestDepth());
dot._x=Math.random()*550;
dot._y=Math.random()*400;
i++;
}
```
But really, unless the instances have properties or methods you need to access, you can just use “dot” or any other text for that matter.
Anyway, sorry to mislead.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2003, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-movie-problem/35165/5 "2003-11-13T02:57:18Z")
oh i get it soo if “i” is undefined it wont work heh flash 7 player is crazy.
BTW thanks for the help man.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-movie-problem/35165/6 "2003-11-13T13:53:44Z")
No problem at all!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-movie-problem/35165/7 "2003-11-14T23:34:00Z")
but why wont it just accept “undefined” as 0 like flash player 6
i liked that bug cause im lazy and a poor speller