# Change in \_width causes pic to disappear

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-in--width-causes-pic-to-disappear/178695>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 13, 2006, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-in--width-causes-pic-to-disappear/178695 "2006-02-13T15:47:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ordinathorreur](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ordinathorreur/32/536_2.png) [@Ordinathorreur](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ordinathorreur)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2006, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-in--width-causes-pic-to-disappear/178695/1 "2006-02-13T15:47:07Z")

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Hi guys,

Im having a little trouble with an image I’m loading.

Once the image has loaded, I need to resize it according to a set boundary. I check whether or not it has loaded, if it has I change the \_width property so it resizes. unfortunatly the image disappears when I do this.  
I have no problem rotating, changing the \_xscale property or anything else like that, only with the \_width property.  
I even have problems using: myMC.\_width = myMC.\_width.

If anyone has come across anything like this please let me know.

Thanks 🙂