# Empty holder\_mc needs defined height/width

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/empty-holder-mc-needs-defined-height-width/290590>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 16, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/empty-holder-mc-needs-defined-height-width/290590 "2009-06-16T20:51:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![somnamblst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@somnamblst](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somnamblst)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/empty-holder-mc-needs-defined-height-width/290590/1 "2009-06-16T20:51:38Z")

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Dividing the stage in half doesn’t work. I am loading a subSWF into a holder\_mc and that subSWF is spreading out when loaded into the holder\_mc because it is seeing that holder as having no defined boundaries.

I am using loadMovie