# Help with instance names

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-instance-names/187047
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [April 26, 2006, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-instance-names/187047 "2006-04-26T12:07:37Z")
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### Author: ![flw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flw)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2006, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-instance-names/187047/1 "2006-04-26T12:07:37Z")

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I have a movie clip within a button within another movie clip all have different instance names. Flash does not recognise the instance name of the movie clip within the button. Does anyone know why, and of a way around this if possible?