Getting values of objects by referencing their name

programming flash
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Hi!

I’m reading XML and attaching values to objects in two seperate movieclips. Like this

Map01:
Marker01.name = hello there
Marker01.short = hel
Marker01.value = 12

Map02:
Marker01.name = hello there
Marker01.short = hel
Marker02.value = 99

Now I’m clicking on Marker01 in Map01 and get its name and value. I want to compare its value to that of Marker01 in Map02, using the name, or better yet .short because the names are long and use special characters/spaces. How do I do this? I’ve pretty much tried everything that seemed logical!