# Variable Help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-help/166038>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 16, 2005, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-help/166038 "2005-10-16T12:44:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-help/166038/1 "2005-10-16T12:44:17Z")

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I can’t understand this… Can anyone explain it, or how to get around it?  
I’ve got this on a movieclip:

```auto

onClipEvent(load){
    thisName = this._name
    thisPictureNumberArray = thisName.split("Container")
    thisPictureNumber = thisPictureNumberArray[1]
    //Picture Variables
    thisPictureTitle = _parent.titlesArray[thisPictureNumber]
    thisPictureDescription = _parent.descriptionsArray[thisPictureNumber]
    thisPicturePath = _parent.pathsArray[thisPictureNumber]
// ****************** If I trace(thispictureTitle) here, it works
    //Popup Window Variables
    winURL = "popup_2.html";
    winName = "Andrew Scott Photography";
    winWidth = 830;
    winHeight = 770;
    winToolbar = 0;
    winLocation = 0;
    winDirectories = 0;
    winStatus = 0;
    winMenuBar = 0;
    winScrollbars = 1;
    winResizable = 0;
}

//If clicked...
on(release) {
    //Send the Picture Info to the Popup
    //Open Popup
    getURL ("javascript:var myWin; if(!myWin || myWin.closed){myWin = window.open('" + winURL + "','" + winName + "','" + "width=" + winWidth + ",height=" + winHeight + ",toolbar=" + winToolbar + ",location=" + winLocation + ",directories=" + winDirectories + ",status=" + winStatus + ",menubar=" + winMenuBar + ",scrollbars=" + winScrollbars + ",resizable=" + winResizable + ",top='+((screen.height/2)-(" + h/2 + "))+',left='+((screen.width/2)-(" + w/2 + "))+'" + "')}else{myWin.focus();};void(0);");
    //Check when the popup is opened.
    sendPicturreInfo = new LocalConnection();
    sendPicturreInfo.connectionOK = function(){
// ****************** If I trace(thispictureTitle) here, it doesn't work
        sendPicturreInfo.send("pictureInfo", "getinfo", "Title", "This is the first test picture.", "pictures/tort1.jpg");
    }
    sendPicturreInfo.connect("connectionTest");
}

```

(see the bits about trace(thispictureTitle))