# Inserting library symbols onto the stage at runtime

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inserting-library-symbols-onto-the-stage-at-runtime/1779>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 24, 2002, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inserting-library-symbols-onto-the-stage-at-runtime/1779 "2002-05-24T13:38:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2002, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inserting-library-symbols-onto-the-stage-at-runtime/1779/1 "2002-05-24T13:38:36Z")

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How do you do it? That is… I have a movie running… If I want to say, drag one symbol to a location (an icon from an icon bank if you will) and on the release of it, i want another symbol from my library (as of yet not in my movie) to appear on the stage, how would i do it? I figure i will need actionscript, but i have just started working with flash not too long ago. Will i need to create an object or what? I guess this forum is all Flash MX, but if not, that’s what I’m using.

Basically i just need to know how to make a symbol from my library manifest on the stage wherever during run time…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2002, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inserting-library-symbols-onto-the-stage-at-runtime/1779/2 "2002-05-25T06:07:00Z")

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1. thou shalt not post the same topic twice.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2002, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inserting-library-symbols-onto-the-stage-at-runtime/1779/3 "2002-05-25T07:02:07Z")

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lol, its good to see you back Sinf, you’ve been absent for a while. How goes the job search? did you find anything yet?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2002, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inserting-library-symbols-onto-the-stage-at-runtime/1779/4 "2002-05-25T15:32:37Z")

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i went to miami to visit some family. i’m still looking for full time work. i’ve been doing some freelance stuff in the mean time.  
🙂  
jeremy

Flash\_MX = “fun!”;

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2002, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inserting-library-symbols-onto-the-stage-at-runtime/1779/5 "2002-05-25T20:43:59Z")

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well good luck man, I know the job market is horrible nowadays…