# I have duplicated a MC with a delay, but cant name instances

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**Created:** [June 28, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-have-duplicated-a-mc-with-a-delay-but-cant-name-instances/192461 "2006-06-28T18:56:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-have-duplicated-a-mc-with-a-delay-but-cant-name-instances/192461/1 "2006-06-28T18:56:51Z")

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Hello all,

I am using the below AS to remake a menu button 6 times, which works fine and does it at a delayed interval, but I can not seem to effect each button, I thought this line below gave them intance names of menubtn0 thru menbtn6, but it isnt…

```auto
var menubtn = menubtn.duplicateMovieClip ("menubtn"+i, i);

```

Here is all the code, and I also attached the fla, any help would be greatly apprciated.

Thanks!

```
 ActionScript Code:
 [FONT=Courier New][LEFT]obj = [COLOR=#000000] **new** [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Object[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];

```

i=[COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR];  
obj.[COLOR=#000080]interval[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#808080]_//trace(“interval function called”);_[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000ff]if[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] menubtn = menubtn.[COLOR=#0000ff]duplicateMovieClip[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“menubtn”[/COLOR]+i, i[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000ff]\_root[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“menubtn”[/COLOR]+i[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]\_y[/COLOR] = i\*[COLOR=#000080]17[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000ff]\_root[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“menubtn”[/COLOR]+i[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]\_x[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000080]30[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
i++;  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000ff]setInterval[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR] obj, [COLOR=#ff0000]“interval”[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]500[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];

menubtn0.[COLOR=#0000ff]onRelease[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
pages.[COLOR=#0000ff]gotoAndStop[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
menubtn1.[COLOR=#0000ff]onRelease[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
pages.[COLOR=#0000ff]gotoAndStop[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
menubtn2.[COLOR=#0000ff]onRelease[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
pages.[COLOR=#0000ff]gotoAndStop[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
menubtn3.[COLOR=#0000ff]onRelease[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
pages.[COLOR=#0000ff]gotoAndStop[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
menubtn4.[COLOR=#0000ff]onRelease[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
pages.[COLOR=#0000ff]gotoAndStop[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
menubtn5.[COLOR=#0000ff]onRelease[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
pages.[COLOR=#0000ff]gotoAndStop[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
menubtn6.[COLOR=#0000ff]onRelease[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
pages.[COLOR=#0000ff]gotoAndStop[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[/LEFT]  
[/FONT]

Thanks!

Dale