# Instantiating a library symbol on the stage at runtime?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instantiating-a-library-symbol-on-the-stage-at-runtime/1787>\
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**Created:** [May 24, 2002, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instantiating-a-library-symbol-on-the-stage-at-runtime/1787 "2002-05-24T13:41:19Z")\
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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, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instantiating-a-library-symbol-on-the-stage-at-runtime/1787/1 "2002-05-24T13:41:19Z")

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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, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instantiating-a-library-symbol-on-the-stage-at-runtime/1787/2 "2002-05-25T06:05:53Z")

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right click on the movie clip on the library and go to ‘linkage…’  
select ‘export this symbol’ and give it a name.  
then use ‘attachMovie’ to place that movie on your stage at runtime.  
🙂  
jeremy