# \_x and \_y works with LoadMovieNum?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-x-and--y-works-with-loadmovienum/7166>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 24, 2002, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-x-and--y-works-with-loadmovienum/7166 "2002-10-24T21:38:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![onno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dec6dc/32.png) [@onno](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/onno)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-x-and--y-works-with-loadmovienum/7166/1 "2002-10-24T21:38:13Z")

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Hi,

i can choose the position where i’d like to load a movie using LoadMovieNum? if yes, can you tell me the code.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2002, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-x-and--y-works-with-loadmovienum/7166/2 "2002-10-25T06:04:45Z")

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You can set the \_x and \_y property of a level just like any movie clip:

```auto
_level1._x=30;

```

pom :cowboy:

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**Post date:** [October 25, 2002, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-x-and--y-works-with-loadmovienum/7166/3 "2002-10-25T19:17:05Z")

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symbolName.loadMovieNum(blah.swf,1);  
symbolName.\_x=29;  
symbolName.\_y=23;

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2002, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-x-and--y-works-with-loadmovienum/7166/4 "2002-10-26T06:42:41Z")

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What’s symbolName exactly? A clip? [SIZE=1] I hope not! :P[/SIZE]

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2002, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-x-and--y-works-with-loadmovienum/7166/5 "2002-10-26T10:35:31Z")

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I put this code on my movie, but doesnt work

the simbol name is “la”

onClipEvent (load) {  
la.loadMovieNum(“panel.swf”,1);  
la.\_x = 250;  
la.\_y = 50;

}

and the movie doesnt load, why?

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**Post date:** [October 26, 2002, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-x-and--y-works-with-loadmovienum/7166/6 "2002-10-26T11:09:40Z")

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Hi onno,  
i don’t know why it doesn’t work? ☹  
but i tried this code and it works,

```auto

loadMovie("panel.swf", "la");
la._x = 300;
la._y = 50;

```

but it’s on frame, when i tried to use it in MovieEvent it doesn’t work :q:

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**Post date:** [October 26, 2002, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-x-and--y-works-with-loadmovienum/7166/7 "2002-10-26T15:35:07Z")

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pom … _sniffle_ why you makin fun of me.

i have that code in my movie and it works ;(

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**Post date:** [October 26, 2002, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-x-and--y-works-with-loadmovienum/7166/8 "2002-10-26T18:03:45Z")

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Sorry 😛

And it really works? Because loadMovieNum is supposed to load in a level, not in a clip. That’s why I found it strange that you would do that. But if it works… my bad 🙂

pom :cowboy:

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**Post date:** [October 27, 2002, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-x-and--y-works-with-loadmovienum/7166/9 "2002-10-27T06:42:00Z")

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you so cool pom! ![](http://www.kirupa.com/forums/smileys_files/rollsmile.gif)