# Quick removeMC problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-removemc-problem/182609>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 20, 2006, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-removemc-problem/182609 "2006-03-20T01:02:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![kingofnukes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9d8465/32.png) [@kingofnukes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kingofnukes)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-removemc-problem/182609/1 "2006-03-20T01:02:26Z")

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[AS]if (this.Delete == true) {  
this.swapDepths(6666666);  
this.removeMovieClip();  
}[/AS]

The MC i’m tring to delete was not dynamically made. I heared i had to swap the depth to a positive # for the removeMovieClip(); command to work.  
What did i do wrong?

thanx in advance:thumb2:

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**Author:** ![creatify](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@creatify](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creatify)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 1:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-removemc-problem/182609/2 "2006-03-20T01:26:16Z")

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I don’t know if I’d use the reserved word “Delete” try using deleteClip as as your var name, and then in the if statement, trace “this” and make sure its referencing the correct mc - I’ve had some issues w/ removeMovieClip as well, and sometime have resorted to simply placing the mc offstage, hope this helps

creatify

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**Author:** ![TheCanadian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheCanadian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheCanadian)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-removemc-problem/182609/3 "2006-03-20T02:03:48Z")

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_Delete_ is not a resrved word 😉

Problem is that Flash doesn’t have 6666666 depth levels but rather something closer to 16000, try this:

```auto
if (this.Delete == true) {
 this.swapDepths(1928);
 this.removeMovieClip();
}

```

:cowboy:

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**Author:** ![scotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scotty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scotty)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-removemc-problem/182609/4 "2006-03-20T06:40:46Z")

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Removable depths: 0 - 1,048,575 😉  
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/depths2.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/depths2.htm)

scotty(-: