# attachMovie Help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-help/206886>\
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**Created:** [November 12, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-help/206886 "2006-11-12T20:43:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Holmesc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9f8e36/32.png) [@Holmesc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Holmesc)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-help/206886/1 "2006-11-12T20:43:54Z")

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I am working on a simple animation of rain. However, I want the rain to have a ripple when it hits a pond-ish thing. I want to use attachMovie, of which I understand the basics. So, I tried some code WHICH WORKED except that when the movie was attached, it would a) be on the top left corner of the stage b) be on the \_x and \_y of the ground or c) be on the \_x and \_y of the raindrop. I want the splash to be where the raindrop hits the ground. Some example script:

onClipEvent(load) {  
number = 0;  
}  
onClipEvent(enterFrame) {  
if(\_root.ground.hitTest(this)) {  
\_root.attachMovie(“ripple”, “ripple”+number,  
\_root.getNextHighestDepth());  
number += 1;  
}  
}

Yes I am aware that when it says ‘\_root.attachMovie’ Flash attaches the MC  
to the \_root. and that if it says ‘\_root.ground.attachMovie’ attaches the MC to the ground, etc. What I need to know is how to tell the MC to have the \_x and \_y of where the raindrop hit the ground. Hope that makes sense, and thank you!