duplicating prob

[cardin]

I am trying to duplicate this movieclip but it seemed not to be working, why?

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    for (i=1; i<=_root.database.noOfFly; i++) {
        duplicateMovieClip ("_root.fly", _root["fly"+i], i);
        _root["fly"+i]._x=Math.random()*300;
        _root["fly"+i]._y=Math.random()*300;
    }
}

[annexion]

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
        for (i=1; i<=_root.database.noOfFly; i++) {
                _root.fly.duplicateMovieClip ( "fly"+i, i);
                _root["fly"+i]._x=Math.random()*300;
                _root["fly"+i]._y=Math.random()*300;
        }
}

Try that. If you are duplicating "fly", and those actions are in "fly" itself then use the following.

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
        for (i=1; i<=_root.database.noOfFly; i++) {
                this.duplicateMovieClip ( "fly"+i, i);
                _root["fly"+i]._x=Math.random()*300;
                _root["fly"+i]._y=Math.random()*300;
        }
}

Good luck.

[cardin]

The duplicatind worked. But the fly kept duplicating all over the place, ten on the stage at any one time. Why?

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    if (!duplicate) {
        for (i=1; i<=_root.database.noOfFly; i++) {
            _root.fly.duplicateMovieClip("fly"+i, i);
            _root["fly"+i]._x = Math.random()*300;
        }
        duplicate=true;
    }
}

Also, the fly is a animating movieclip, not a standstill one. However, when i used the duplicate movieclips ( I manage to control one or two flies by directly controling its _x, and i saw this ) the duplicated movieclips were staying constantly at frame 1.

[cardin]

Here's my file if you ever wanna check.