# Problems with duplicateMovieClip and embedded movies

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-duplicatemovieclip-and-embedded-movies/21604
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 23, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-duplicatemovieclip-and-embedded-movies/21604 "2003-05-23T17:38:14Z")
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### Author: ![Obelisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f475e1/32.png) [@Obelisk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Obelisk)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-duplicatemovieclip-and-embedded-movies/21604/1 "2003-05-23T17:38:14Z")

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Hi All!

I am having an issue creating duplicatemovieclips with dynamic names

Here is my code:

[AS]  
function subMenuWork(menu\_items, menu\_labels, y\_value, x\_value){  
attachMovie(“subMenuMC”, “subInstance”, 40);  
subInstance.\_y = 400;  
subInstance.\_x = x\_value;  
subInstance.\_alpha = 0;

```
n = 1;

while (n &lt;= menu_items){
	nn = eval("sub"+n);
	trace("nn is " + eval(nn));
	duplicateMovieClip(subInstance, nn, 40);
	
	
	if (n == 0){
		sub0._y = y_value + 24;	
	}
	n++;
}

```

}  
[/AS]

Trace say that the variable nn is undefined…

Please help.