# Error #2078

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-2078/240254>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 1, 2007, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-2078/240254 "2007-10-01T12:50:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![kkos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9a28c/32.png) [@kkos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kkos)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2007, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-2078/240254/1 "2007-10-01T12:50:22Z")

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Hi.

say, i create an instance of a “Box” library asset. This Box is a movieclip with a nested  
movieclip inside it.:

var myBox= new Box();  
this.addChild(myBox);

Then i give it a name:

this.myBox.name =“Box”;

No problem.

But assigning a name to the nested movieclip fails:

this.myBox.nested\_mc.name = “Box2”;

==\> “The name property of a Timeline-placed object cannot be modified.”

Any suggestions why ?

Thanks, Keith