# Change MC colors based on XML?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-mc-colors-based-on-xml/159625>\
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**Created:** [August 18, 2005, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-mc-colors-based-on-xml/159625 "2005-08-18T21:13:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![gonzales](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gonzales](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gonzales)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-mc-colors-based-on-xml/159625/1 "2005-08-18T21:13:19Z")

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is it possible to have a movieclip change its color based on XML data? basically im generating movieclips based on an XML file and i want certain MCs to be specifc colors based on the catagory they represent… i hope that makes sense… ive been messing around a bit and im having no luck…