# Duplicating two or more mc

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-two-or-more-mc/288670>\
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**Created:** [May 19, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-two-or-more-mc/288670 "2009-05-19T17:54:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![gencoglu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/898d66/32.png) [@gencoglu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gencoglu)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-two-or-more-mc/288670/1 "2009-05-19T17:54:17Z")

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[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Hi, I am tring to create a movie clip in which different coloured birds are flying…[/SIZE][/FONT]  
[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]I am tring to duplicate two or more MovieClips at the same time…but only either of them Works[/SIZE][/FONT]  
[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]How should I modify the code so that I can achieve that ?[/SIZE][/FONT]  
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[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Thanks.[/SIZE][/FONT]  
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```php

function birds() {
                for (m=1; m<=10; m++) {
                               firstEnem y= "bird"+1;
                               secondEnemy = "bird"+2;
                               _root.bird1.duplicateMovieClip(firstEnemy, m);
                               _root.bird2.duplicateMovieClip(secondEnemy, m);
                }
}
birds();

```

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