# Can't assign onPress event to dynamically created mc (?)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-assign-onpress-event-to-dynamically-created-mc/30873>\
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**Created:** [September 15, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-assign-onpress-event-to-dynamically-created-mc/30873 "2003-09-15T16:30:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-assign-onpress-event-to-dynamically-created-mc/30873/1 "2003-09-15T16:30:02Z")

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hi all,

here’s my code

createEmptyMovieClip(“myMC”,0);  
// load a jpg  
myMC.loadMovie(“myImg.jpg”)

// assign onPress event  
myMC.onPress = function(){  
trace(“hi”);  
}

this ain’t happening  
☹

anyone know the correct way of doing it?

cheers