# Returning INSTANCE name

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/returning-instance-name/63854>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 10, 2004, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/returning-instance-name/63854 "2004-09-10T16:06:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![murka390](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@murka390](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/murka390)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/returning-instance-name/63854/1 "2004-09-10T16:06:57Z")

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i have a MC, that contains a button, and when i press that button i need it to send the instance name of \_parent.MC (instance name is “kala”) to the variable “\_root.eelmine”.  
result must be: \_root.eelmine = kala;

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/returning-instance-name/63854/2 "2004-09-10T16:11:28Z")

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use \_name

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/returning-instance-name/63854/3 "2004-09-10T16:17:26Z")

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thnk you 🙂