# Duplicate MC question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-mc-question/43079>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 18, 2004, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-mc-question/43079 "2004-02-18T17:12:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Uli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ccd318/32.png) [@Uli](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Uli)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2004, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-mc-question/43079/1 "2004-02-18T17:12:16Z")

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Hello,  
I’m using a loop to duplicate a MC named MCbutton, which is all good.

[AS]  
for (i=1; i\<=this.total; i++) {\_root.MCbutton.duplicateMovieClip([“MCtest”+i], 1+i);  
trace(\_root.MCtest1);  
//\_level0.MCtest1  
}  
[/AS]

but why isn’t this one working??

[AS]  
for (i=1; i\<=this.total; i++) {\_root.MCbutton.duplicateMovieClip(\_root.someClip[“MCtest”+i], 1+i);  
trace(\_root.someClip.MCtest1);  
//undefined  
}  
[/AS]

Can’t i duplicate a Clip inside another Clip??

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2004, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-mc-question/43079/2 "2004-02-18T17:15:51Z")

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movieclip.duplicateMovieClip(newname,depth);

You are setting it’s name equal to the path of \_root.someClip[“MCtest”+i]. The movieclip will not be copied inside \_root.someClip.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2004, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-mc-question/43079/3 "2004-02-18T17:37:00Z")

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Thanks for your reply, but is it possible then to duplicated inside another MC ???