# Need to activate 2 MC's

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-activate-2-mcs/21295>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 20, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-activate-2-mcs/21295 "2003-05-20T02:05:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![LiquidRage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@LiquidRage](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LiquidRage)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-activate-2-mcs/21295/1 "2003-05-20T02:05:49Z")

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hey can any on help me i need to activate 2 movie clips in the same time. for example. i have on movie click with the letter “A” that shows up or pops up when i press the letter “A” on my keyboard. but i need more then one “A” to pop up when i press the letter “A” on my keyboard. i did this by creating tellTargets. but the problems is when i click the “A” on my keyboard only one pops up. i need the both of them to pop up at the same time. i gave both the the MC’s the same Name so i though it would work that way but i cants seem to get it right. im not new at FlashSC but for some reason i cant make this work:angry: can anyone plz help me out with i really need this to work. I:-)

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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:** [May 20, 2003, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-activate-2-mcs/21295/2 "2003-05-20T02:50:47Z")

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give the second one a different name and add an additional tell target script on your “A” button

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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:** [May 20, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-activate-2-mcs/21295/3 "2003-05-20T21:01:25Z")

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oh man its not working ☹ i need something for this .☹ plz any one help…i need to have this doen by thursday

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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:** [May 20, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-activate-2-mcs/21295/4 "2003-05-20T21:11:58Z")

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it would be helpful if you could post your .fla or your code you are using.

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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:** [May 20, 2003, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-activate-2-mcs/21295/5 "2003-05-20T21:51:47Z")

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yea just post your fla and i will look at it later

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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:** [May 21, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-activate-2-mcs/21295/6 "2003-05-21T03:37:03Z")

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here is the flash doc. i dont know how to post stuff like this in here so i hope i did it right…i really hope u can help me:D thank a lot guys for ur time.😃 well…ill get back later :thumb:

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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:** [May 21, 2003, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-activate-2-mcs/21295/7 "2003-05-21T03:59:19Z")

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OLD-\>  
on (keyPress “a”) {  
tellTarget (“p”) {  
gotoAndPlay(“a”);  
}  
}  
on (keyPress “a”) {  
tellTarget (“p\_a”) {  
gotoAndPlay(“a”);  
}  
}

NEW -\>  
on (keyPress “a”) {  
tellTarget (“p”) {  
gotoAndPlay(“a”);  
}  
tellTarget (“p\_a”) {  
gotoAndPlay(“a”);  
}  
}

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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:** [May 21, 2003, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-activate-2-mcs/21295/8 "2003-05-21T04:37:19Z")

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Or better:  
[AS]  
on(keypress “a”){  
\_root.p.gotoAndPlay(“a”);  
\_root.p\_a.gotoAndPlay(“a”);  
}  
[/AS]  
(-:

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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:** [May 21, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-activate-2-mcs/21295/9 "2003-05-21T21:23:07Z")

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\*\*\*\* u guys are great thanx a lot thanx for ur time and i really appreciate u guys helping me out with this :D. both of them worked really good so i dont know what to pick to many options now 🙂 but ill pick hehe well thanx for everything