# How does one randomize the position of a flash clip?!?!
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-does-one-randomize-the-position-of-a-flash-clip/62279
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 26, 2004, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-does-one-randomize-the-position-of-a-flash-clip/62279 "2004-08-26T13:17:53Z")
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### Author:  [@lloydisverdis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lloydisverdis)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2004, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-does-one-randomize-the-position-of-a-flash-clip/62279/1 "2004-08-26T13:17:53Z")
The web-site is in html and I’m using a Flash Object layered over and image to create a circular-sonic-boom-effect when the page is loaded. Eg. The image in in a \\ with an absolute width of 233px and height of 310px. The flash object sits on top of the image and onLoad() invokes the flash ‘clip’. The clip is a circle, expanding and fading simultaneously. It’s initial position is x-100 and y-100. I’d like that the x and y positioning be random i.e on the next onLoad() the position should change to say x-134 and y-50.
Is there a way to do this?!?!
I respectfully request ANY advice.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2004, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-does-one-randomize-the-position-of-a-flash-clip/62279/2 "2004-08-26T16:04:21Z")
you can use javascript to write to the document.
make it write to the string using the text you need and insert a random number where it puts the absolute positions. 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2004, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-does-one-randomize-the-position-of-a-flash-clip/62279/3 "2004-08-26T16:12:14Z")
well i can’t think off any other way but AS…
u could try this:
open a new document and create a movie clip on the stage…
put this code on the movie clip:
```auto
onClipEvent(load){
mW = random(50);
mH = random(50);
mSpeed = 7
}
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
this._width+=(mW-this._width)/mSpeed;
this._height+=(mH-this._height)/mSpeed;
}
```
so that every time it loads the destination scales are random (i even added an easing hehe… tell you’re friends about me lol)