# Irritating attachMovie!

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**Created:** [May 26, 2005, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/irritating-attachmovie/149124 "2005-05-26T05:40:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/irritating-attachmovie/149124/1 "2005-05-26T05:40:36Z")

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OK, here are 2 .flas, and a .cfm file. To test these files, extract them all into a folder, and add in 2 jpgs called “pic\_1.jpg” and “pic\_2.jpg”.

The problem makes no sense whatsoever. In file one, in scene “main”, frame 15 of the Actions layer, there is an attachMovie() applied to this.image\_mc.right\_image. This is the target path of a movie clip within an empty movie clip on the stage. The right\_image movie clip has a jpeg loaded into it in frame 1 of “main”.

This refuses to work. WHY???

In file 2, the attachMovie() is applied to this.image\_mc, and it works fine.

Why cant it just go that extra little bit?

Please someone xplain this or I will assume flash is as stupid as I am.