# Manage Multiple Movieclips

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manage-multiple-movieclips/175441
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [January 14, 2006, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manage-multiple-movieclips/175441 "2006-01-14T12:59:59Z")
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### Author: ![dmassive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7993a0/32.png) [@dmassive](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dmassive)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2006, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manage-multiple-movieclips/175441/1 "2006-01-14T12:59:59Z")

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I create multiple movies

for example:

```auto

for (n=0; n<10; n++) {
	duplicateMovieClip(estrellita, "estrellita"+n, n);
}

```

then I use them using

```auto

_root["estrellita"+n]

```

that works good.

But, if I use these movieclips into another symbol I have problems with the \_root.

I try to use “\_parent” and “this”, but don’t work.

thanks.