# Give instance name at runtime

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/give-instance-name-at-runtime/158584
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 10, 2005, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/give-instance-name-at-runtime/158584 "2005-08-10T16:46:51Z")
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### Author: ![jaro66106](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@jaro66106](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jaro66106)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2005, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/give-instance-name-at-runtime/158584/1 "2005-08-10T16:46:51Z")

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how do you give a movieclip an instance name @ runtime, because I’m putting the movieclip into a container and want to be to load it and tell  
to go to a certain frame in the clip

```auto

this.onRelease = function(){
	loadMovie("mod_version.swf" "displaycase",this._parent.icon_placeholder);
	displaycase.gotoAndPlay(56);

```

please help.