# attachMovie() doesn't attach

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-doesnt-attach/224165
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [April 29, 2007, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-doesnt-attach/224165 "2007-04-29T13:39:24Z")
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### Author: ![figo2476](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/figo2476/32/3242_2.png) [@figo2476](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/figo2476)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2007, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-doesnt-attach/224165/1 "2007-04-29T13:39:24Z")

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hi there:

I tried this:

var pos:Object = {\_x:0, \_y:0};

var test:MovieClip = this.attachMovie(“front”, “front”, this.getNextHighestDepth(), pos);

“front” is a movie clip with some text on it. It doesn’t work and I wonder why.

Here is the original post:  
[http://www.flashmove.com/board/showthread.php?t=30399](http://www.flashmove.com/board/showthread.php?t=30399)