# Creating mc instance

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-mc-instance/117346
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 26, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-mc-instance/117346 "2004-07-26T20:03:47Z")
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### Author: ![mad\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58956e/32.png) [@mad\_man](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mad_man)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-mc-instance/117346/1 "2004-07-26T20:03:47Z")

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how can i create movieclip instance through as?

thanks  
-mad\_man

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### Author: ![senocular](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/senocular/32/7217_2.png) [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2004, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-mc-instance/117346/2 "2004-07-26T20:04:57Z")

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targetTimeline.createEmptyMovieClip(“clipName”, depth);

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### Author: ![stringy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2004, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-mc-instance/117346/3 "2004-07-26T20:14:23Z")

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> [@mad\_man](#):
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> how can i create movieclip instance through as?
> 
> thanks  
> -mad\_man

example#  
function makeBox(x, y, w, h) {  
var box = createEmptyMovieClip(“box”, 1);  
box.\_x = x;  
box.\_y = y;  
box.beginFill(0x999999);  
box.lineStyle(1, 0xffffff);  
box.lineTo(w, 0);  
box.lineStyle(1, 0xffffff);  
box.lineTo(w, h);  
box.lineTo(0, h);  
box.lineStyle(1, 0xffffff);  
box.endFill();  
return box;  
}  
mc = makeBox(20, 20, 20, 20);  
mc.onPress = function() {  
this.\_x += 10;  
};

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### Author: ![mad\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58956e/32.png) [@mad\_man](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mad_man)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2004, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-mc-instance/117346/4 "2004-07-26T20:20:08Z")

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umm but i wanna create an instance of already exsisting mc. for example i have a movie clip called Running. how would i create instance of that?

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### Author: ![senocular](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/senocular/32/7217_2.png) [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2004, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-mc-instance/117346/5 "2004-07-26T20:28:55Z")

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Running.duplicateMovieClip(“newName”, depth);

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### Author: ![mad\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58956e/32.png) [@mad\_man](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mad_man)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-mc-instance/117346/6 "2004-07-26T20:37:10Z")

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oh ok thanks **senocular**

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### Author: ![mad\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58956e/32.png) [@mad\_man](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mad_man)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-mc-instance/117346/7 "2004-07-26T20:53:31Z")

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umm its not working:

starmov.duplicateMovieClip(“star2”, depth);  
\_root.star2.\_x = 23;  
\_root.star2.\_y = 24;  
\_root.star2.\_visible=true;

i have this inside a button. but wen i click nothing happens.

i changed depth to 1 also. but still didnt work.

EDIT: i got it to work