# Objects on Stage

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/objects-on-stage/234575
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 3, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/objects-on-stage/234575 "2007-08-03T13:46:32Z")
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### Author: ![Flash\_Action](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@Flash\_Action](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flash_Action)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/objects-on-stage/234575/1 "2007-08-03T13:46:32Z")

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I am learning to generate MovieClips on the stage with ActionScript 3.0. I used a variable to create several movieclips successfully. They are each separate instances with their own names. However, I cannot figure out how to manipulate them more once they are up there. I am capable of id-ing the names of the movieclips with a mouse-over trace function:

trace (event.target.name);

But I do not know how to manipulate the target itself, which is my aim. I can only use the variable to manipulate the last movieclip object created on the stage. I am not looking to use the variable to do manipulation, I want to use the name to do the manipulation.

Can I do this or am I fooling myself?