# \[FMX\] Movieclips with linkage
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-movieclips-with-linkage/119078
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 11, 2004, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-movieclips-with-linkage/119078 "2004-08-11T09:58:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@dboers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dboers)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2004, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-movieclips-with-linkage/119078/1 "2004-08-11T09:58:15Z")
I have 8 mc’s (thumb\_01, thumb\_02 …thumb\_08). Those mc’s are insite another mc (thumbsMC) I control them the following way:
```auto
function setButton() {
for (var i in thumbsMc) {
if (thumbsMc*._name.substr(0, 6) == "thumb_") {
clip = thumbsMc*;
clip.onRollOver = function() {
this.gotoAndStop(2);
};
clip.onRollOut = function() {
if (!this.pushed) {
this.gotoAndStop(1);
} else {
this.gotoAndStop(2);
}
};
clip.onRelease = function() {
_root.resetKnop();
this.pushed = true;
this.gotoAndStop(2);
};
}
}
}
function resetKnop() {
for (var i in thumbsMC) {
if (thumbsMC*._name.substr(0, 6) == "thumb_") {
clip = thumbsMc*;
clip.pushed = false;
clip.gotoAndStop(1);
}
}
}
setButton();
```
In the library I have 8 picture mc’s (album01, album02 … album08) all with a linkage. What kind of function do I need to accomplish that when thumb\_01 is pressed, album01 is attached to the container on the stage and the same with the other thumbs.
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### Author:  [@RvGaTe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RvGaTe)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2004, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-movieclips-with-linkage/119078/2 "2004-08-11T15:32:21Z")
\_root.container.attachMovie(“linkageName”",“newname”,level);
will give you:
\_root.container.newname
containing the thing that was in the library
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### Author:  [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2004, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-movieclips-with-linkage/119078/3 "2004-08-11T15:51:34Z")
Try this on the main timeline
for (var i = 1; i\<9; i++) {
thumbsMC[“thumb\_0”+i].ivar = i;
thumbsMC[“thumb\_0”+i].onPress = function() {
\_root.container.attachMovie(“album\_0”+this.ivar, “album\_0”+this.ivar, this.ivar);
};
}
I`ve done it so each is attached at a different depth but if you want to replace one with another just use the same depth.
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### Author:  [@dboers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dboers)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2004, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-movieclips-with-linkage/119078/4 "2004-08-11T16:11:05Z")
Thanks a lot RvGaTe and stringy 😉
@ stringy
Where do I itegrate this in the excisting script
Thanks in advance
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### Author:  [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-movieclips-with-linkage/119078/5 "2004-08-11T16:38:52Z")
> [@dboers](#):
>
> Thanks a lot RvGaTe and stringy 😉
>
> @ stringy
>
> Where do I itegrate this in the excisting script
>
> Thanks in advance
for (var i = 1; i\<9; i++) {
thumbsMC[“thumb\_0”+i].ivar = i;
}
function setButton() {
for (var i in thumbsMc) {
if (thumbsMc\*._name.substr(0, 6) == "thumb_") {
clip = thumbsMc\*;
clip.onRollOver = function() {
this.gotoAndStop(2);
};
clip.onRollOut = function() {
if (!this.pushed) {
this.gotoAndStop(1);
} else {
this.gotoAndStop(2);
}
};
clip.onRelease = function() {
\_root.container.attachMovie(“album\_0”+this.ivar, “album\_0”+this.ivar, this.ivar);
\_root.resetKnop();
this.pushed = true;
this.gotoAndStop(2);
};
}
}
}
setButton();
it does not really go with your script and there is probably a better way but i think it will work
EDIT:-try
if (thumbsMc\*._name.substr(0, 6) == "thumb_") {
clip = thumbsMc\*;
this line-\> clip.ivar = Number(clip.\_name.substr(7, 1));
instead of my loop
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### Author:  [@dboers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dboers)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-movieclips-with-linkage/119078/6 "2004-08-12T04:11:09Z")
The first part isn’t working
I get a little confused. Where should I place that last line ?
```auto
clip.ivar = Number(clip._name.substr(7, 1));
```
And what part should I leave out.
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### Author:  [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-movieclips-with-linkage/119078/7 "2004-08-12T06:56:07Z")
> [@dboers](#):
>
> The first part isn’t working
>
> I get a little confused. Where should I place that last line ?
>
> ```auto
> clip.ivar = Number(clip._name.substr(7, 1));
>
> ```
>
> And what part should I leave out.
Well the other option is unlikely to work,does the same thing but i thought it matched your code a little better.
for (var i in thumbsMc) {
if (thumbsMc\*._name.substr(0, 6) == "thumb_") {
clip = thumbsMc\*;
clip.ivar = Number(clip.\_name.substr(7, 1));
clip.onRollOver = function() {
this.gotoAndStop(2);
};
and later
clip.onRelease = function() {
\_root.container.attachMovie(“album\_0”+this.ivar, “album\_0”+this.ivar, this.ivar);
\_root.resetKnop();
this.pushed = true;
this.gotoAndStop(2);
};
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### Author:  [@dboers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dboers)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-movieclips-with-linkage/119078/8 "2004-08-12T08:05:02Z")
I did what you;ve said but I cant get it to work. I have attached the zip file. Maybe If you have the time you can have a look at it. To make the file not to heavy I removed the big pictures.
Thanks in advance,
Donald
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### Author:  [@dboers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dboers)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-movieclips-with-linkage/119078/9 "2004-08-12T15:40:00Z")
Anybody else?
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### Author:  [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-movieclips-with-linkage/119078/10 "2004-08-12T16:09:52Z")
> [@dboers](#):
>
> Anybody else?
I am unable to find anything with linkage identifier album01 etc.
when i wrote the code before i thought you were attaching album\_01etc
so if you give linkage identifiers album01,album02…
use
\_root.fotos.containerMC.attachMovie(“album0”+this.ivar, “album0”+this.ivar, 5);
try putting a trace in the clip.onRelease and you`ll see what is happening better
trace(this.ivar)
Both sets of code should work with this.
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### Author:  [@dboers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dboers)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-movieclips-with-linkage/119078/11 "2004-08-13T05:15:44Z")
Hi stringy,
It’s almost working 🙂 but what should I do to make them load at the same depth?
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### Author:  [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-movieclips-with-linkage/119078/12 "2004-08-13T05:28:33Z")
> [@dboers](#):
>
> Hi stringy,
>
> It’s almost working 🙂 but what should I do to make them load at the same depth?
Just put a value into the depth thing like above
\_root.fotos.containerMC.attachMovie(“album0”+this.ivar, “album0”+this.ivar, 5);
One should then replace the other.
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### Author:  [@dboers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dboers)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 5:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-movieclips-with-linkage/119078/13 "2004-08-13T05:47:43Z")
That simple 😊 Thank you very very much :thumb: Everything is working fine!
One quoestion of intrest You lately added this line of code:
```auto
clip.ivar = Number(clip._name.substr(7, 1));
```
What is that one doing?
Cheers stringy 🍺
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### Author:  [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-movieclips-with-linkage/119078/14 "2004-08-13T05:53:25Z")
> [@dboers](#):
>
> That simple 😊 Thank you very very much :thumb: Everything is working fine!
>
> One quoestion of intrest You lately added this line of code:
>
> ```auto
> clip.ivar = Number(clip._name.substr(7, 1));
>
> ```
>
> What is that one doing?
>
> Cheers stringy 🍺
That was instead of the loop
for (var i = 1; i\<9; i++) {
thumbsMC[“thumb\_0”+i].ivar = i;
}
so you only need one or the other
I just thought it was more in line with how you are scripting.
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### Author:  [@dboers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dboers)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-movieclips-with-linkage/119078/15 "2004-08-13T06:58:50Z")
I understand 🙂 Thanks a lot
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### Author:  [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-movieclips-with-linkage/119078/16 "2004-08-13T12:08:13Z")
> [@dboers](#):
>
> I understand 🙂 Thanks a lot
you are welcome