# Easy question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-question/17204>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 2, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-question/17204 "2003-04-02T16:40:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Idan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/91b2a8/32.png) [@Idan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Idan)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-question/17204/1 "2003-04-02T16:40:03Z")

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Ⓜ I start to learn actionscript and I wonder how to enter mc position to dynamic text…

so, what I need to write instead of “mouse” in this code:

xval = \_root.\_x **mouse** ;

for get the ball position? (I give the ball the name “ball”)

thanls! :cowboy:

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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:** [April 2, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-question/17204/2 "2003-04-02T17:20:00Z")

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```auto
xval = ball._x;

```

??

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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:** [April 2, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-question/17204/3 "2003-04-02T18:00:13Z")

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👁 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:** [April 2, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-question/17204/4 "2003-04-02T18:01:39Z")

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😛

no problem 😉