# External SWF loading, using a fixed width
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-loading-using-a-fixed-width/186838
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [April 24, 2006, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-loading-using-a-fixed-width/186838 "2006-04-24T22:45:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@CoDe\_ReD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CoDe_ReD)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2006, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-loading-using-a-fixed-width/186838/1 "2006-04-24T22:45:22Z")
Hey,
I have a question about a simple application I’m trying to create with flash.
First off, the app uses thumbnails of pictures. These thumbnails can be dragged and dropped onto a big movieclip, which then loads the external .jpg into itself. These thumbnails also have captions which get loaded into a dynamic textbox (instance name “txt\_hint”)
Structure:
I have a movieclip (instance name “mc\_viewer”), which functions as a hitarea for the draggable thumbnails and also as a container for the external photo’s.
I have some code on the thumbnails:
(Example of one thumbnail)
```auto
this.foto_naam = "foto3.jpg";
this.hint_text = "Skyline...";
this.original_x = this._x;
this.original_y = this._y;
this.onPress = function()
{
this.startDrag(true);
};
this.onRollOver = function()
{
_root.txt_hint.text = this.hint_text;
};
this.onRollOut = function()
{
_root.txt_hint.text = "";
};
this.onRelease = function()
{
this.stopDrag();
if (this.hitTest(_root.mc_viewer))
{
_root.mc_viewer.loadMovie(foto_naam);
};
_root.mc_viewer._width = 400;
this._x = original_x;
this._y = original_y;
};
```
So when I drag a thumbnail onto that mc\_viewer movieclip, the external file gets loaded and the thumbnail will automatically reset to its original location.
Now the problem is that I want these external .jpg files to resize automatically when they are loaded. I want the width to be 400 pixels. The example I’m using here is working, but only one bug exists. The first time I drag and drop a thumbnail into the mc\_viewer movieclip, it doesn’t get resized. After that first time everything works how it’s supposed to work.
How can I kill that nasty bug?
Thnx in advance,
Code-red.
P.S. If this doesn’t make any sense… I can post a zip file with all of the stuff (.fla, .jpg) in there.
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### Author:  [@CoDe\_ReD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CoDe_ReD)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2006, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-loading-using-a-fixed-width/186838/2 "2006-04-25T13:17:23Z")
Ok [here](http://members.home.nl/nielskreijveld/Opdracht1.zip) is the .zip file, maybe that will help.
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### Author:  [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2006, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-loading-using-a-fixed-width/186838/3 "2006-04-26T07:15:15Z")
> [@CoDe-ReD](#):
>
> Ok [here](http://members.home.nl/nielskreijveld/Opdracht1.zip) is the .zip file, maybe that will help.
on the main timeline
```auto
mc_viewer.createEmptyMovieClip("p",1)
```
in you external file
```auto
this.original_x = this._x;
this.original_y = this._y;
this.onPress = function() {
this.startDrag(true);
};
this.onRollOver = function() {
_root.txt_hint.text = this.hint_text;
};
this.onRollOut = function() {
_root.txt_hint.text = "";
};
this.onRelease = function() {
this.stopDrag();
if (this.hitTest(_root.mc_viewer)) {
_root.mc_viewer.p.loadMovie(foto_naam);
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (_root.mc_viewer.p._width) {
trace(1)
_root.mc_viewer.p._width = 400;
_root.mc_viewer.p._height =300
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
};
}
this._x = original_x;
this._y = original_y;
};
```