# Instance name or not

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-name-or-not/132403>\
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**Created:** [December 28, 2004, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-name-or-not/132403 "2004-12-28T09:17:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![imported\_mucho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3da27b/32.png) [@imported\_mucho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imported_mucho)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-name-or-not/132403/1 "2004-12-28T09:17:47Z")

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Hi all,

I`m experiencing problems with an XML menu. It works fine, but when I try to insert it into a mc other than the main timeline it stops working. I believe that I have trouble with the names of the mc (or instance name).

could the “menu” in this string be a signifier for an instance (mc) ??

```auto
k.name = menuObj*.name;

```

if so, I`d probably have to rename all strings like that to

```auto
k.name = (new_mc).menuObj*.name;

```

correct?

thanks in advance,  
m.