# For loop problem \_ please help

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**Created:** [October 3, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/for-loop-problem---please-help/297511 "2009-10-03T17:14:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![felsefi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4af34b/32.png) [@felsefi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/felsefi)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/for-loop-problem---please-help/297511/1 "2009-10-03T17:14:52Z")

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hi friend,

i need a problem. i want duplicate movieclip a few times i use “for loop” but gives me this message

1046: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: .

for this code;

```auto
var t_mc:MovieClip(getChildByName("mc_"+ii)) = new MovieClip(getChildByName("mc_"+ii))();

```

my all code is;

```auto
import flash.display.MovieClip;

var sutun:Number=14;

for (var ii:uint=0; ii<sutun; ii++)
{
  var satir:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
  satir.graphics.beginFill(0x123456, 0.6);
   satir.graphics.drawRect(0,ii * satir.height,sutun * 140,106);
  satir.y = ii*satir.height;
  satir.name = "satir"+ ii +"_mc";
  addChildAt(satir, 1);  
  var mc:resim_mc = new resim_mc();
  mc.name = "mc_"+ii;
// burada xml ile yükleme yapaca&#287;&#305;m mc. içerisine 

for (var i:uint=0; i<sutun; i++)
    {
    var t_mc:MovieClip(getChildByName("mc_"+ii)) = new MovieClip(getChildByName("mc_"+ii))();
    t_mc.x = i * mc.width;
    t_mc.name = "tmc_" + i ;
    MovieClip(getChildByName( "satir"+ii+"_mc")).addChild(t_mc)
    }
}

```

please help me, what is the problem\_?