# \[MX\]MC Question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-mc-question/102195>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 20, 2004, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-mc-question/102195 "2004-02-20T19:31:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![foochuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dfb087/32.png) [@foochuck](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/foochuck)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2004, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-mc-question/102195/1 "2004-02-20T19:31:16Z")

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I’m using the code below within a movieclip (on frame 1 of the \_actions layer) and it’s not working (please assume that the array is setup correctly). I’ve also tried putting the ‘this’ keyword in like this: this[“clip”+i] and no luck. This movieclip is located on the \_root timeline.

What am I doing wrong?

```auto

this.createEmptyMovieClip("clip"+i, j);
setProperty ("clip"+i, _y, clipYPos);
["clip"+i].createTextField("text"+i,j,10,0,570,120);
["clip"+i]["text"+i].html = true;
["clip"+i]["text"+i].selectable = false;
[clip"+i]["text"+i].htmlText += "<font face='Verdana'><u><a href='http://" + listAry[0][9] + "'><b>" + listAry[0][0] + "</b><a/><u></font>";

```

Also fyi the i and j variables are setup correctly.

:tb:

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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:** [February 20, 2004, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-mc-question/102195/2 "2004-02-20T19:45:32Z")

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You are not using associtive array referencing correctly.  
Read this: [associative array referencing](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12082)

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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:** [February 20, 2004, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-mc-question/102195/3 "2004-02-20T19:50:04Z")

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claudio, please disregard the associative array, I’m not having problems with that. I’m having problems with naming and referencing the emptyMovieClip and the newTextField

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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:** [February 20, 2004, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-mc-question/102195/4 "2004-02-20T19:53:57Z")

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Thats exactly what iam talking about.

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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:** [February 20, 2004, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-mc-question/102195/5 "2004-02-20T20:01:38Z")

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Interesting. Thank you.

:panda:

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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:** [February 20, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-mc-question/102195/6 "2004-02-20T20:03:14Z")

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welcome 🙂

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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:** [February 20, 2004, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-mc-question/102195/7 "2004-02-20T20:31:52Z")

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Hmm…I"m still having a problem with this.

I’ve tried this and no luck:

```auto

this.createEmptyMovieClip("clip"+i, j);
setProperty ("clip"+i, _y, clipYPos);
this["clip"+i].createTextField("text"+i,j,10,0,570,120);
this[clip"+i]["text"+i].htmlText += "Testing 1 2 3";

```

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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:** [February 21, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-mc-question/102195/8 "2004-02-21T02:38:53Z")

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You are missing a quote on this line:

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this["clip"+i]["text"+i].htmlText += "Testing 1 2 3";

```