# Scoping variables aarghh
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scoping-variables-aarghh/4951
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 26, 2002, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scoping-variables-aarghh/4951 "2002-08-26T13:36:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Stanley](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stanley)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2002, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scoping-variables-aarghh/4951/1 "2002-08-26T13:36:42Z")
for (var i = 2; i\<=maxvalue; i++)
{duplicateMovieClip(“clip”, “clip”+i, i);
…
…
and so on
so you see I want to duplicate a movieclip here as much as ‘maxvalue’ times. It works fine. But inside the duplicated movieclips is another movieclip/button and its (unique) behaviour is controlled by the following script: (I also placed this in the “for”-loop (?))
…
clipnumber = eval(“clip”+i);
clipnumber.submovie.onRelease = function() {
getURL(“detailpage”+i,“target”);
};
…
but this i variable is not reachable from within the function. I suppose I am making very fundamental mistakes, but can somebody help me out and show me the right way to do this?
thanks guys
Stanley
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2002, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scoping-variables-aarghh/4951/2 "2002-08-26T15:56:07Z")
Maybe try adding your button code after the duplicate movie clip code
Just change it to look like \_root.mainClip.yourButton.onRelease
Maybe that will help.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2002, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scoping-variables-aarghh/4951/3 "2002-08-27T09:19:54Z")
I had the same problem a couple of days ago 🙂
You have to define the i variable for each movie (especially because it’s in a loop)
```auto
for (var i = 2; i<=maxvalue; i++)
{
mc=duplicateMovieClip("clip", "clip"+i, i);
// you don't need clipnumber, you manipulate mc
mc.i=i;
mc.submovie.onRelease = function()
{
getURL("detailpage"+_parent.i,"target");
}
};
```
Something like that.
pom :asian:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2002, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scoping-variables-aarghh/4951/4 "2002-08-28T08:00:29Z")
Mhhh…
This looks like a good solution. I’ll give it a try…
thanks man 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2002, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scoping-variables-aarghh/4951/5 "2002-08-29T08:51:08Z")
I’m not quite there yet. In other words, I don’t get this thing to work…
Could you explain your code a little more, pom?
Stan
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2002, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scoping-variables-aarghh/4951/6 "2002-08-29T08:57:45Z")
Sure.
```auto
for (var i = 2; i<=maxvalue; i++)
{
mc=duplicateMovieClip("clip", "clip"+i, i);
// in fact, mc=this["clip"+i]
mc.i=i;
// we define the i variable of this particular movie clip
mc.submovie.onRelease = function()
// submovie should be a clip that already exist in clip
{
// I put _parent because you have to go one level up in
// the hierarchy. If this doesn't work, you could try to put
// mc.i instead
getURL("detailpage"+_parent.i,"target");
}
};
```
Otherwise post your code or your fla.
pom :asian: