# Movement code

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movement-code/52527>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 24, 2004, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movement-code/52527 "2004-05-24T23:25:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vexir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a183cd/32.png) [@Vexir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vexir)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movement-code/52527/1 "2004-05-24T23:25:33Z")

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i put this code into a button…

```auto
on (release) {
	if (_root.menu._x != 298.7) {
		speed = 1;
		_root.menu._x += speed;
    } else {
		stop();
	}
}

```

but it only increments its \_x by 1 when i repeatedly click it… shouldn’t it continue to run through the loop?