# Animation width random startposition
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animation-width-random-startposition/12513
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [February 1, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animation-width-random-startposition/12513 "2003-02-01T01:32:46Z")
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### Author:  [@Jumpman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jumpman)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animation-width-random-startposition/12513/1 "2003-02-01T01:32:46Z")
Im a 100% beginner in actionscript so heres my question, as dumb as it may sound.
I want a shape to travel from px 0 on the x-axis to px 740.
The startposition on the y-axis needs to be random, and between
140 and 180.
I have tried the following code:
startY = Math.round(Math.random()\*(180-140)+140);
startX = 0;
targetX = 740;
targetY = startY;
\_parent.\_x = startX;
\_parent.\_y = startY;
Any help will be greatly appreciated
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2003, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animation-width-random-startposition/12513/2 "2003-02-01T02:41:02Z")
onClipEvent(load){
y=Math.random()\*40+140;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
var x=x+1;
this.\_x=x;
this.\_y=y;
}
this will work on a clip with timeline 1 frame.
You really don’t need to round it, and you can adjust the speed from 1 to anything you want.
Math.random produces a number between 0 and 1.