# Why i cant modify my created movieclip?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-i-cant-modify-my-created-movieclip/261342
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [May 26, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-i-cant-modify-my-created-movieclip/261342 "2008-05-26T18:22:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Leo75](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Leo75)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-i-cant-modify-my-created-movieclip/261342/1 "2008-05-26T18:22:57Z")
Hi there.
I created some movie clips using duplicate movie clip. But when i try to modify them, by using their name stored in a variable, i just cant (please reffer to “HERE”).
The process of creating the movie clips seem to be ok… But not sure if the way that i am calling the movieclip’s names is ok.
Why is that?
Thanks.
Cheers.
Leo.
```auto
po_x = 100;
po_y = 100;
t = 1;
i=0;
while (i < 4)
{
duplicateMovieClip(mc_l_3.mc_l_2.mc_l_1.area_test, "area_test_" + (i), mc_l_3.mc_l_2.mc_l_1.getNextHighestDepth());
mc_l_3.mc_l_2.mc_l_1["area_test_"+i].onRollOver = function()
{
temp = this;
trace(temp);
un = temp.lastIndexOf("_");
l = temp.length();
temp = temp.substring(un+1, l);
//trace(temp);
};
i++;
}
for (c=0; c<30; c++)
{
mc_l_3.mc_l_2.mc_l_1["area_test_"+(c+1)]._x = po_x;
mc_l_3.mc_l_2.mc_l_1["area_test_"+(c+1)]._y = po_y;
po_y = po_y+102;
if (t == 19)
{
t = 0;
po_x = po_x+120;
po_y = -1109.1;
}
t++;
}
m_var= "mc_l_3.mc_l_2.mc_l_1.area_test_3"; //HERE
_root[m_var]._xscale = 1500; //HERE
_root[m_var]._yscale = 1500; //HERE
```
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### Author:  [@sri\_dawg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sri_dawg)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-i-cant-modify-my-created-movieclip/261342/2 "2008-05-26T18:32:30Z")
just use setProperty function:
example:
setProperty(“main\_carousel/”+indexArray\*,\_width,14);
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### Author:  [@Leo75](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Leo75)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2008, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-i-cant-modify-my-created-movieclip/261342/3 "2008-05-26T18:51:36Z")
Thanks for ur reply…it worked for changing the size, but also what if i just want the movie clip to do a “gotoandPlay” ?
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### Author:  [@sri\_dawg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sri_dawg)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-i-cant-modify-my-created-movieclip/261342/4 "2008-05-26T18:57:28Z")
telltarget works well too…although i am not really sure about your variable value: “mc\_l\_3.mc\_l\_2.mc\_l\_1.area\_test\_3” are these parent and child movie clip references?
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### Author:  [@Leo75](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Leo75)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-i-cant-modify-my-created-movieclip/261342/5 "2008-05-26T19:18:19Z")
yeap…
all references…
"mc\_l\_3.mc\_l\_2.mc\_l\_1.area\_test\_3"
mc\_l\_3 = first movie clip name
mc\_l\_2 = second movie clip name
m\_l\_1 = third movi clip name
area\_test\_3 = movie clip name
Just checked the Telltarget, but didnt understand and is depreciated…
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### Author:  [@Leo75](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Leo75)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-i-cant-modify-my-created-movieclip/261342/6 "2008-05-26T19:24:39Z")
it WORKED!
Thanks a lot
correction: \*\*Deprecated \*\*
**And since it is Deprecated , how could we do the same thing, without using the Deprecated function?**