how to populate txt within movieclip created using duplicatemovieclip command

[fruitbeard]

Hi,

This will work for you

stop();
var shoplistXML:XML = new XML();
shoplistXML.ignoreWhite = true;

var m:Number = 0;

var category:Array = new Array();
var categoryname:Array = new Array();

shoplistXML.onLoad = function(success)
{
    if (success)
    {
        var category:Array = shoplistXML.firstChild.childNodes;
        for (m = 0; m < category.length; m++)
        {
            categoryname[m] = shoplistXML.firstChild.childNodes[m].attributes.name;
            duplicateMovieClip("catname", "catname" + m, _root.getNextHighestDepth());
            _root["catname" + m]._y = 50 * (m + 1);
            _root["catname" + m]._x = 300;
            _root["catname" + m].catname_txt.htmlText = categoryname[m];
            trace(_root["catname" + m].catname_txt.text + " - " + _root["catname" + m]._name);
        }
    }
};

shoplistXML.load("shoplist_gallery.xml"); 

but you are better off duplicating a clip that is off stage, the first one made it awkward to manage.
you could always attachmovie clip instead from the library, but this works.