[RESOLVED] What am I missing (onRelease problem)?

[sstalder]

Here is my function that I am using to generate images across the top of my photo slideshow. For some reason or another I cannot get the thumbnail images to have an active onRelease functionality or anything else for that matter. I know it's probably stupid but what am I missing here?

The images show up fine, so that's not an issue. Only the clicking functions.

var mc_imagebar:MovieClip = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("mc_imagebar", _root.getNextHighestDepth());

function load_images(xml) {
    var _node:XML = xml.firstChild;
    mc_imagebar._x = 0;
    mc_imagebar._y = mc_slidebar._y;
    total_images = _node.childNodes.length;
    
    for(var i = 0; i < total_images; i++) {
        // Store image data into arrays
        image_small.push(String(_node.childNodes[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue));
        image_large.push(String(_node.childNodes[i].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue));
        image_description.push(String(_node.childNodes[i].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue));
        
        // Create image thumbnails
        var new_thumb:MovieClip = mc_imagebar.attachMovie("mc_thumb", "thumb_"+i, mc_imagebar.getNextHighestDepth());        
        var new_preloader:MovieClip = mc_imagebar.attachMovie("mc_preloader", "mc_preloader_thumb_"+i, mc_imagebar.getNextHighestDepth());
        loadIntoClip(image_small[i], new_thumb, new_preloader);
        
        new_thumb.onRelease = function() {
            trace(this);
        };
        
        new_thumb._x = next_x;
        new_thumb._y = 20;
        new_preloader._x = next_x;
        new_preloader._y = 60;
        (i > 0) ? new_thumb._alpha = fade : new_thumb._alpha = full;
        new_thumb._id = i;
        next_x += 110;
    }
    mc_slidebar.txt_imgcount.text = image_number + "/" + (total_images-1);
    
    // Load the first image automatically
    loadIntoClip(image_large[0], mc_image, main_preloader);
};