# Change layers using actionscript

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-layers-using-actionscript/189580>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 4, 2006, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-layers-using-actionscript/189580 "2006-06-04T04:16:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Counterproductive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@Counterproductive](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Counterproductive)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2006, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-layers-using-actionscript/189580/1 "2006-06-04T04:16:14Z")

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Hello,  
I have a copied movie clip, but I want it to appear on another layer,  
how would I do that?  
Thx

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**Author:** ![Counterproductive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@Counterproductive](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Counterproductive)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-layers-using-actionscript/189580/2 "2006-06-07T00:59:46Z")

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I couldn’t get that to do anything different either.  
I messed arround with the code and got the movie clip outside the mask  
only now the movie clip its in comes with it:diss:.  
My fla is massive so ill make a new one with just the relevent clip in it  
so you can have a look.

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**Author:** ![Counterproductive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@Counterproductive](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Counterproductive)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-layers-using-actionscript/189580/3 "2006-06-07T01:12:07Z")

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:yoshi: