# Lock MovieClip horizontally

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lock-movieclip-horizontally/15159>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 11, 2003, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lock-movieclip-horizontally/15159 "2003-03-11T10:57:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Dravos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@Dravos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dravos)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lock-movieclip-horizontally/15159/1 "2003-03-11T10:57:54Z")

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I have a movie clip that drags on press and stops drag on release

I want to lock it so that it can only move up and down not left and right.

I know you can set it to its original x position on an enterframe but this is messy and jerky. Is there another way to lock it??

Many thanks,

Dravos

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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:** [March 11, 2003, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lock-movieclip-horizontally/15159/2 "2003-03-11T14:00:18Z")

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use

on (press) {  
this.startDrag(true,\_x,0,\_x,480)  
}

on (release) {stopDrag()  
}

and modify 0 and 480 as appropriate

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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:** [March 14, 2003, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lock-movieclip-horizontally/15159/3 "2003-03-14T09:57:05Z")

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sorry for the late response, just saying thanks for the help