# Quick help with "eval" syntax needed

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**Created:** [May 28, 2002, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-help-with-eval-syntax-needed/2603 "2002-05-28T18:31:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 28, 2002, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-help-with-eval-syntax-needed/2603/1 "2002-05-28T18:31:11Z")

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I’m modifing some code I, um, borrowed. The following loop statements check a movement variable on 9 different levels. Ive modified my site structure to multiple MCs instead of levels.

I can’t seem to get the correct syntax on the loops to change the evaluation line from levels to MC’s. the trick is that the MCs are all on level0 so I need to refer to them by the full name.

In fakescript:  
\_level0. eval(“mc”+i)…

Heres the original script.

on (press) {  
inmotion = false;  
for (i=1; i\<=10; i++) {  
if (eval("\_level"+i).movement == true) {  
inmotion = true;  
}  
}  
if (!inmotion) {  
for (i=1; i\<=10; i++) {  
if (i != 2) {  
if (eval("\_level"+i).active == true) {  
eval("\_level"+i).gotoAndPlay(“play\_out”);  
}  
}  
}  
}  
inmotion = false;  
for (i=1; i\<=10; i++) {  
if (eval("\_level"+i).movement == true) {  
inmotion = true;  
}  
}  
if (!inmotion && \_level0.mc2.active == false) {  
\_level0.mc2.gotoAndPlay(“play”);  
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp }  
}

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**Post date:** [May 28, 2002, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-help-with-eval-syntax-needed/2603/2 "2002-05-28T20:04:58Z")

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\_level0[“mc”+i];

or if you really want to use eval:

eval(“level0.mc”+i);