# Specify an instance within an instance?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/specify-an-instance-within-an-instance/159485>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 17, 2005, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/specify-an-instance-within-an-instance/159485 "2005-08-17T21:44:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![joehum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@joehum](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joehum)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/specify-an-instance-within-an-instance/159485/1 "2005-08-17T21:44:44Z")

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Please help!

I have a whole bunch of movie clips within a single movie clip. I want to trace exactly which instance-within-instance was selected when the user clicks on the outer movie clip. In other words I need Flash to return the instance name of the Movie Clip I just clicked on.

Help me Obi-wan Kirupa. You’re my only hope…

~ JoeHum ~