# duplicateMovieclip cares what old file does?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicatemovieclip-cares-what-old-file-does/205428>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 29, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicatemovieclip-cares-what-old-file-does/205428 "2006-10-29T15:39:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![VoS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/22d042/32.png) [@VoS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VoS)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicatemovieclip-cares-what-old-file-does/205428/1 "2006-10-29T15:39:16Z")

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good evening…  
first some code… ActionScript Code:  
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT]…  
[COLOR=#000080]systemData[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]loadMovie[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
…  
…  
[COLOR=#000080]ship1[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **new** [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]Object[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
ship1.[COLOR=#0000FF]\_x[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000080]325[/COLOR];  
ship1.[COLOR=#0000FF]\_y[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000080]250[/COLOR];  
ship=systemData.[COLOR=#000080]ships[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]Shuttle[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]duplicateMovieClip[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000]“shippy”[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], ship1[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
[/LEFT]  
[/FONT]

ok so theres  
ActionScript Code:  
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT]systemData.[COLOR=#0000FF]loadMovie[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[/LEFT]  
[/FONT]

that loads in an external movie  
and  
ActionScript Code:  
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT]ship=systemData.[COLOR=#000080]ships[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]Shuttle[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]duplicateMovieClip[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000]“shippy”[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], ship1[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
[/LEFT]  
[/FONT]

that duplicates one piece of that loaded movie…

now my problem is that the new duplicated movie seems attached to ‘systemData’ mc and moves along with it… what i mean by that is if systemData moves ship also moves, and setting:  
ship.\_x=100;  
ship.\_y=100;  
does not place it back within my mc borders

were am i going wrong?

i want ship to be an independant mc on the main timeline

Thanks  
//VoS