# How to create/modify several movieclips using for...loop?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-modify-several-movieclips-using-for-loop/257283
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**Created:** [April 12, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-modify-several-movieclips-using-for-loop/257283 "2008-04-12T03:19:18Z")
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### Author: ![johnlouis](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/johnlouis/32/568_2.png) [@johnlouis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnlouis)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-modify-several-movieclips-using-for-loop/257283/1 "2008-04-12T03:19:18Z")

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i remember in AS2, to reate and access movieclips with similar names, i could use

duplicateMovieClip(MCName, “MCName”+n, n)  
[“MCName”+n]…

is it still possible in AS3?

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### Author: ![johnlouis](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/johnlouis/32/568_2.png) [@johnlouis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnlouis)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-modify-several-movieclips-using-for-loop/257283/2 "2008-05-09T03:35:18Z")

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anyone?