# Placing code on the Main Timeline
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/placing-code-on-the-main-timeline/118191
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 3, 2004, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/placing-code-on-the-main-timeline/118191 "2004-08-03T14:39:29Z")
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### Author:  [@flufilms](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flufilms)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2004, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/placing-code-on-the-main-timeline/118191/1 "2004-08-03T14:39:29Z")
I have been generosuly given this code…
main timeline -
c = 0;
on frame#1 of the clip to duplicate -
function Select(d){
if(!dragged){
duplicateMovieClip(this,“clip”+d,d);
dragged = true;
startDrag(this);
} else {
startDrag(this);
}
if(Key.isDown(Key.DELETEKEY)){
this.removeMovieClip();
}
};
on the button inside the clip -
on(press){
Select(\_parent.c++);
}
I know how to add code to frames, and to symbols - but how do you add the code at the start of the message to the ‘Main Timeline’??
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### Author:  [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2004, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/placing-code-on-the-main-timeline/118191/2 "2004-08-03T18:01:03Z")
> [@flufilms](#):
>
> I have been generosuly given this code…
>
> main timeline -
> c = 0;
> on frame#1 of the clip to duplicate -
> function Select(d){
> if(!dragged){
> duplicateMovieClip(this,“clip”+d,d);
> dragged = true;
> startDrag(this);
> } else {
> startDrag(this);
> }
> if(Key.isDown(Key.DELETEKEY)){
> this.removeMovieClip();
> }
> };
> on the button inside the clip -
> on(press){
> Select(\_parent.c++);
> }
>
> I know how to add code to frames, and to symbols - but how do you add the code at the start of the message to the ‘Main Timeline’??
That looks like Jacks code to me.I`ve learn`t tons from him.
The main timeline is the one which contains your other clips(\_root)
So as soon as you open the file, click on the first frame and type c=0