# createMovieClip, onRollover - Not Working

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createmovieclip-onrollover-not-working/151058>\
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**Created:** [June 13, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createmovieclip-onrollover-not-working/151058 "2005-06-13T00:08:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createmovieclip-onrollover-not-working/151058/1 "2005-06-13T00:08:09Z")

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Hi everyone,  
I’ve run into a slight problem, ironically, while going back and revising my XML PhotoGallery tutorial. Here is my code:

```auto
function thumbnails_fn(k) {
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("t"+k, this.getNextHighestDepth());
thumbMC = eval("t"+k);
thumbMC.loadMovie(thumbnails[k]);
thumbMC._y = 290;
thumbMC._x = 10+105*k;
trace(thumbMC._name);
thumbMC.onRollOver = function() {
trace("HI!");
};
}

```

The variable k simply receives the total number of images in the XML file. Using loadMovie, I can get the images to display without any problems with the correct spacing also.

Yet, the thumbMC movieclip is unresponsive to my rollover code. The movieclip acts just like a movieclip as opposed to a button. Strangely enough, a similar movie using attachMovie works.

Can anyone point me in the right direction? Does it have to do with my “\_root.” call I used earlier?

Thanks!  
Kirupa =)