# How to detect if flash created some new instance when traversing a MovieClip timeline

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-detect-if-flash-created-some-new-instance-when-traversing-a-movieclip-timeline/325905
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**Created:** [November 10, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-detect-if-flash-created-some-new-instance-when-traversing-a-movieclip-timeline/325905 "2011-11-10T22:36:17Z")
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### Author: ![tbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@tbo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tbo)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-detect-if-flash-created-some-new-instance-when-traversing-a-movieclip-timeline/325905/1 "2011-11-10T22:36:17Z")

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Without trying to explain the odd issue i am seeing, is this possible?