# onPress function doesnt work for createEmptyMovieClip

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onpress-function-doesnt-work-for-createemptymovieclip/219652
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 19, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onpress-function-doesnt-work-for-createemptymovieclip/219652 "2007-03-19T03:01:48Z")
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### Author: ![dandeker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@dandeker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dandeker)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onpress-function-doesnt-work-for-createemptymovieclip/219652/1 "2007-03-19T03:01:48Z")

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I’ve created a new movieClip on the stage using the following, which works fine:

\_root.object1\_mc = \_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“object1\_mc” , \_root.getNextHighestDepth());  
\_root.object1\_mc.loadMovie(“object1.png”);

I’ve also added the following which doesnt work:

\_root.object1\_mc.onPress = function ()  
{  
trace(“pressed”);  
};

Is it possible to add a onPress function to a dynamically loaded clip?

Thanks