# Named movieclip instance coming up undefined

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/named-movieclip-instance-coming-up-undefined/238504>\
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**Created:** [September 12, 2007, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/named-movieclip-instance-coming-up-undefined/238504 "2007-09-12T04:06:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![DomoArigatoMrRo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DomoArigatoMrRo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DomoArigatoMrRo)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/named-movieclip-instance-coming-up-undefined/238504/1 "2007-09-12T04:06:00Z")

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I have a named movieclip instance coming up undefined in AS2/CS3. ![](http://forum.kirupa.com/uploads/kirupa/1799/6a24f1d926eff459.gif) the movieclip is on the stage, and I am having trouble accessing it from actionscript. ![](http://forum.kirupa.com/uploads/kirupa/1446/86871bc131dfdcf1.gif) does anyone have any ideas what might be causing the problem? ![](http://forum.kirupa.com/uploads/kirupa/525/d5236136df0858f4.gif) TIA