# Movie width and height
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-width-and-height/25943
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 17, 2003, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-width-and-height/25943 "2003-07-17T21:10:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@cuerotech](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cuerotech)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2003, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-width-and-height/25943/1 "2003-07-17T21:10:49Z")
how can i make a movie clip the same width and height of the stage using actionscript, when the width of the movie isnt known?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-width-and-height/25943/2 "2003-07-17T21:17:27Z")
[AS]myMovieClip.\_width = Stage.width;
myMovieClip.\_height = Stage.height;[/AS]
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2003, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-width-and-height/25943/3 "2003-07-17T22:41:29Z")
doesnt work. when i do that, the movie clip doesnt even show up.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-width-and-height/25943/4 "2003-07-17T22:43:25Z")
It works⌠:sigh:
Can you post your code?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2003, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-width-and-height/25943/5 "2003-07-17T22:58:21Z")
holder.loadMovie(âjayza8.jpgâ);
holder.\_width = Stage.width;
holder.\_height = Stage.height;
there is one movie clip named image, with an instance name of holder. im just loading an image into and trying to make it bigger.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2003, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-width-and-height/25943/6 "2003-07-17T23:05:21Z")
When you load the SWF/JPG into the MovieClip, all (almost, actually) the properties of the MovieClip are set to their default values.
Either wait until the SWF/JPG has been fully loaded to set the values or you could use the code I posted in this thread: [http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27009](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27009)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-width-and-height/25943/7 "2003-07-17T23:09:47Z")
ohh ok. thanks. im not that experienced with actionscript⌠so this is kinda confusing to me, but ill give it a shot
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2003, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-width-and-height/25943/8 "2003-07-17T23:11:17Z")
No problem and good luck! =)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-width-and-height/25943/9 "2003-07-17T23:20:48Z")
well i tried the code that was on that page, and it still doesnt show up when i try to change the height of it.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-width-and-height/25943/10 "2003-07-17T23:26:20Z")
haha - I wasnât sure if it would work for the \_height/\_width properties. đ
Preload the JPG thenâŚ
[AS]holder.loadMovie(âjayza8.jpgâ);
this.createEmptyMovieClip(âholderPreloaderâ, 9876);
holderPreloader.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (holder.getBytesLoaded()\>0 && holder.getBytesLoaded() == holder.getBytesTotal()) {
holder.\_width = Stage.width;
holder.\_height = Stage.height;
this.removeMovieClip();
}
};[/AS]
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-width-and-height/25943/11 "2003-07-17T23:27:37Z")
k, ill try it
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-width-and-height/25943/12 "2003-07-17T23:29:19Z")
youre awesome! it worked! thank you so much!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-width-and-height/25943/13 "2003-07-17T23:33:52Z")
Youâre welcome. đ
By the way, next time try to search the forum first, youâd have found the answer. đ