# attachMovie issue

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-issue/215247
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [February 5, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-issue/215247 "2007-02-05T19:31:02Z")
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#### Post date: [February 5, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-issue/215247/1 "2007-02-05T19:31:02Z")

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Hello-

I am attaching a movie from the library to \_root by clicking a button that is nested several clips deep. On the main timeline, in my AS layer, I am trying to reference the attached clip via the instance name I gave it…

//button code  
on (press) {  
\_root.attachMovie(“africa\_symbol”, “af”, 1, {\_x: 10, \_y: 50});  
}

//main timeline  
af.onRollOver= function() {  
//this is not working- no hand??? pls. help- thank you!  
};