# \[Flash 8\] movieClip.\_name problem HELP please =\]

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-movieclip--name-problem-help-please/207343
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 16, 2006, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-movieclip--name-problem-help-please/207343 "2006-11-16T17:22:16Z")
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### Author: ![Dom\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Dom\_1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dom_1)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2006, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-movieclip--name-problem-help-please/207343/1 "2006-11-16T17:22:16Z")

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i’m stuck with something.  
Is it possible in AS2.0 to code something that would be said like this in plain english :  
“move the movieClip who’s name matches the value of that string” ?  
I’m trying to act on movie clip’s depending on the value of a string.  
I might be trying to change movie clip names at runtime … I’m pretty lost here  
any help is more than welcome

safe x 🙂