# Root of attachMovie. never worked, know why?

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**Created:** [December 7, 2004, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/root-of-attachmovie-never-worked-know-why/130681 "2004-12-07T15:49:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![kdzines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ea924/32.png) [@kdzines](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kdzines)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/root-of-attachmovie-never-worked-know-why/130681/1 "2004-12-07T15:49:38Z")

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hi,

i have never got this to work, any ideas how is should be done?

```auto

_root.content.holder.attachMovie("id", "newName", 5)
_root.content.newName._x = 500

```

i’ve only ever got it to work if there is no object before the attachmovie (it always attaches alright but then i cna’t use the target \_root.content.newName.\_x ).

sure it’s something easy but it’s causing me a headache.

thanks in advance

kd