# Retriving a clips instance name on mouse rollover

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retriving-a-clips-instance-name-on-mouse-rollover/239179>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 19, 2007, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retriving-a-clips-instance-name-on-mouse-rollover/239179 "2007-09-19T11:20:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![kingscooty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@kingscooty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kingscooty)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retriving-a-clips-instance-name-on-mouse-rollover/239179/1 "2007-09-19T11:20:20Z")

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Hey all,

I’m working on board game which involved dragging different coloured squares onto an 8x8 square grid. I can’t seem to figure out how to get the squares to drop onto whichever square the mouse releases it on.

Is there a way to retrieve the instance name of any objects on the stage that the mouse rolls over?

Thanks! 🙂