# attachMovie on da Roots

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-on-da-roots/94588>\
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**Created:** [November 14, 2003, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-on-da-roots/94588 "2003-11-14T10:18:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![jess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@jess](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jess)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-on-da-roots/94588/1 "2003-11-14T10:18:09Z")

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When you attach a movieclip taken from the symbol library to the Stage, by using the attachMovie function and its Linkage name, do you have to - previously - place a dummy instance of the mc anywhere on that Stage to get it works ?