# Problem targeting a movie clip created with XML information

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-targeting-a-movie-clip-created-with-xml-information/77471>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 27, 2005, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-targeting-a-movie-clip-created-with-xml-information/77471 "2005-01-27T14:06:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![forma3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/858c86/32.png) [@forma3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/forma3)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-targeting-a-movie-clip-created-with-xml-information/77471/1 "2005-01-27T14:06:24Z")

</div>

(I tried posting this in the MX2004 forum, but didn’t get a response, so I figured I’d try here.)

I am having trouble targeting a movie clip that was dynamically generated from information in an XML document. Basically, what I want to do is be able to manipulate the movie clip after it was generated by the initial function. Unfortunately, I can’t figure out how to properly target the clip even though I am pretty sure I have the proper title and location (tried both \_root. and \_level0.).

I’ve put the files I am working with online for reference:[http://www.forma3.com/stuff/flash/](http://www.forma3.com/stuff/flash/)

If you load the swf ( [http://www.forma3.com/stuff/flash/portfolio2.swf](http://www.forma3.com/stuff/flash/portfolio2.swf)) the string at the bottom - “\_level0.mc\_image2” - is the name of the last movie clip (with an image inside) to the right.

Also, if you look at the code, you’ll see this is a modification of the portfolio from: [http://www.kirupa.com/web/xml/examples/portfolio.htm](http://../web/xml/examples/portfolio.htm)

Thanks in advance for any help you can give!