Got a weird one here boys

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I’m working on a dynamic MySQL driven infinite menu and im having an issue, see if you can’t help me track it down.

check the code:

makefilm = function(){
	
	/*  make two clips inside each other 
	   (its supposed to eventually be a dynamic infinite menu)*/
	this.createEmptyMovieClip("scroller", 0);
	scroller.createEmptyMovieClip("subscroller",99);
	
	/*  load all the external variables into easier ones  */ 
 	var tp1:String = getPictures.thumbpath1
	var tp2:String = getPictures.thumbpath2
	var tp3:String = getPictures.thumbpath3
	var tp4:String = getPictures.thumbpath4
	var tp5:String = getPictures.thumbpath5
	var tp6:String = getPictures.thumbpath6
	var tp7:String = getPictures.thumbpath7
	var tp8:String = getPictures.thumbpath8
	var tp9:String = getPictures.thumbpath9
	var tp10:String = getPictures.thumbpath10
	var tp11:String = getPictures.thumbpath11
	var tp12:String = getPictures.thumbpath12
	var tp13:String = getPictures.thumbpath13
	var tp14:String = getPictures.thumbpath14
	var tp15:String = getPictures.thumbpath15
	var tp16:String = getPictures.thumbpath16
	var tp17:String = getPictures.thumbpath17
	var tp18:String = getPictures.thumbpath18
	var tp19:String = getPictures.thumbpath19
	var tp20:String = getPictures.thumbpath20
	var tp21:String = getPictures.thumbpath21
	var tp22:String = getPictures.thumbpath22
	var tp23:String = getPictures.thumbpath23
	var tp24:String = getPictures.thumbpath24
	
	/* Make an array of those variables, kind of unnecassary but im desparate  */
	var tp:Array = new Array();
	tp[0] = tp0;tp[1] = tp1;tp[2] = tp2;tp[3] = tp3;tp[4] = tp4;tp[5] = tp5;tp[6] = tp6;tp[7] = tp7;
	tp[8] = tp8;tp[9] = tp9;tp[10] = tp10;tp[12] = tp12;tp[13] = tp13;tp[14] = tp14;tp[15] = tp15;
	tp[16] = tp16;tp[17] = tp17;tp[18] = tp18;tp[19] = tp19;tp[20] = tp20;tp[21] = tp21;
	tp[22] = tp22;tp[23] = tp23;tp[24] = tp24;
	
	trace (tp)/* looks great, everything is in the right spot.  */
	
	/* loopity loop   */
	var i:Number = 1;
	while (i <= getPictures.total) {
		var filmer:String = ""
		filmer = "film" + i
		trace (filmer +", "+ tp*)
		/*traces:
		film1, gallery1/thumb/01.jpg
		film2, gallery1/thumb/02.jpg
		film3, gallery1/thumb/03.jpg
		film4, gallery1/thumb/04.jpg
		film5, gallery1/thumb/05.jpg
		film6, gallery1/thumb/06.jpg
		exxxcccceellent *like burns**/
		
		/*  Loop pics into their own little MCs, lined up like a filmstrip, works great */
		scroller.subscroller.attachMovie("film", filmer, i, {_x:i*98, _y:44});
		
	                    /* yes, this  V  already exists in all the instances   */
		scroller.subscroller.filmer.thumb.loadMovie(tp*); /*  this is the issue */
		/*     if i change this ^ to "film1" it will load all the pics in that clip, 
		       as would be expected. But this line will not use that "filmer" variable.
			   I tried every syntax of eval() I could find, I'm gonna start crying soon. :( */
		i++;
	}
}

var tellwhatgallery:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
var getPictures:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
tellwhatgallery.gallery = 'gallery1';
tellwhatgallery.sendAndLoad("http://localhost/dawn/gallery.php", getPictures, "POST");

getPictures.onLoad = function(){
makefilm();
}