# duplicateMovieClip in Flash 8

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicatemovieclip-in-flash-8/223610>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 24, 2007, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicatemovieclip-in-flash-8/223610 "2007-04-24T10:48:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![deluxmilkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@deluxmilkman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deluxmilkman)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicatemovieclip-in-flash-8/223610/1 "2007-04-24T10:48:29Z")

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the following script works in MX, but not in 8.

```php
duplicateMovieClip("star", "star"+i, +i);
setProperty("star"+i, _rotation, Math.random()*360 );
setProperty("star"+i, _xscale, Math.random()*60 );
setProperty("star"+i, _yscale, Math.random()*60 );
i = i+1;

```

help me please.