# Attaching movie clip to \_root

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attaching-movie-clip-to--root/82268>\
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**Created:** [March 8, 2005, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attaching-movie-clip-to--root/82268 "2005-03-08T22:49:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attaching-movie-clip-to--root/82268/1 "2005-03-08T22:49:55Z")

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I tried to connect a mc to the \_root, with the statement

```auto
 _root.attachMovie("missile", 'missile'+x, x+10); 

```

It was linked and everything but for some reason didn’t work. Am i overlooking something?