# Ext.mc position

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ext-mc-position/34111>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 28, 2003, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ext-mc-position/34111 "2003-10-28T09:54:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Melissa\_Anne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Melissa\_Anne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Melissa_Anne)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ext-mc-position/34111/1 "2003-10-28T09:54:52Z")

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Hi,  
Can someone help.  
I am trying to give a position(x &y) to a external swf on the main scene.  
Here is what i write: but it doesnt work

loadMovieNum(“im1.swf”, 1);  
\_x = 300;  
\_Y = 50;

Thanx

Mel\*

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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:** [October 28, 2003, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ext-mc-position/34111/2 "2003-10-28T09:57:36Z")

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Trying loading it into a movieclip instead so you can position the movieclip like this:

```auto
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("emptyMC", 1);
	_root.emptyMC._x = 300;
	_root.emptyMC._y = 50;
	_root.emptyMC.loadMovie("im1.swf");

```

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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:** [October 28, 2003, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ext-mc-position/34111/3 "2003-10-28T10:36:12Z")

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thank you!  
But is it still possible to give coordinates to an external swf without having to create an empty mc?

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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:** [October 28, 2003, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ext-mc-position/34111/4 "2003-10-28T11:14:43Z")

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\_level1.\_x=300;  
\_level1.\_y=50;

Place that inside the external swf or from any \_level or mc.

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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:** [October 28, 2003, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ext-mc-position/34111/5 "2003-10-28T11:42:58Z")

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thank you very much!