# Movie clip onRelase simple bug \[Help\]
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-onrelase-simple-bug-help/113342
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [June 17, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-onrelase-simple-bug-help/113342 "2004-06-17T02:14:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@eze](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eze)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-onrelase-simple-bug-help/113342/1 "2004-06-17T02:14:10Z")
I currently have this code on my button layer for all my four buttons
```auto
button_array = ["home","plans","terms","contact"];
for (var i in button_array){
this[button_array*].onRelease = function() {
_root.fromName = [button_array*+"_mc"];
content_mc.gotoAndPlay(36);
};
}
```
And for every button it plays the home\_mc clip(i have an attachmoive command in content\_mc to attach \_root.fromName)
But what is strange is that when i edit the above code to -
```auto
button_array = ["home","plans","terms","contact"];
for (var i in button_array){
this[button_array*].onRelease = function() {
_root.fromName = "plans_mc";
content_mc.gotoAndPlay(36);
};
}
```
Or another clip name it works… maybe someting wrong with my array?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2004, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-onrelase-simple-bug-help/113342/2 "2004-06-17T02:46:50Z")
Dynamic event handlers are object specific. Your i variable is not object specific, so they are reading it as all the same. What you should try doing is something like this…
```auto
button_array = ["home", "plans", "terms", "contact"];
for (var i in button_array) {
btn = this[button_array*];
btn.clip = this[button_array*+"_mc"];
btn.onRelease = function() {
_root.fromName = this.clip;
content_mc.gotoAndPlay(36);
};
}
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-onrelase-simple-bug-help/113342/3 "2004-06-17T02:58:26Z")
hmm now it dont work for home\_mc either:( although it does gotoAndPlay(36)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2004, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-onrelase-simple-bug-help/113342/4 "2004-06-17T03:00:26Z")
in content\_mc it plays on load of page and stops at frame 35 with the actions -
```auto
stop();
_root.oldMClip = _root.fromName;
attachMovie(_root.fromName, _root.fromName, 1);
```
and then onRelease of a button it goes to and plays 36 with the code -
```auto
removeMovieClip(_root.oldMClip);
```
Thanks for ya help lostinbeta
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2004, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-onrelase-simple-bug-help/113342/5 "2004-06-17T03:48:06Z")
bump
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2004, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-onrelase-simple-bug-help/113342/6 "2004-06-17T03:50:21Z")
okay thanks lostinbeta for ya help but it stil not working - (this works)
```auto
button_array = ["home", "plans", "terms", "contact"];
for (var i in button_array) {
btn = this[button_array*];
btn.clip = this[button_array*]+"_mc";
btn.onRelease = function() {
_root.fromName = this.clip;
content_mc.gotoAndPlay(36);
};
}
```
This doesn’t -
```auto
button_array = ["home", "plans", "terms", "contact"];
for (var i in button_array) {
btn = this[button_array*];
btn.clip = this[button_array*]+"_mc";
btn.onRelease = function() {
_root.fromName = this.clip;
content_mc.gotoAndPlay(36);
};
}
```
The only difference is this -
_btn.clip = this[button\_array]+"\_mc";_\* -not working
**btn.clip = “home\_mc”;** -working
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2004, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-onrelase-simple-bug-help/113342/7 "2004-06-17T04:15:21Z")
bump
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2004, 4:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-onrelase-simple-bug-help/113342/8 "2004-06-17T04:44:26Z")
come on gimme a lil help :’(
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2004, 5:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-onrelase-simple-bug-help/113342/9 "2004-06-17T05:05:35Z")
- i sit here confused as a mofo \*
whilst the person with the answer sits out there doing their own thing unaware of the pain im going through…
come on:’(