# Movieclip Help

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-help/59002
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 27, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-help/59002 "2004-07-27T18:17:56Z")
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### Author: ![ozzy\_fan666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/94ad74/32.png) [@ozzy\_fan666](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ozzy_fan666)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-help/59002/1 "2004-07-27T18:17:56Z")

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[font=Palatino Linotype]I want to code a button to duplicate a movieclip instance \*\*and \*\*I want it to move to a random location within certain boundries. I can duplicate it okay but i can’t figure out how to move it. Please, someone help me. :ear:[/font]

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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: [July 27, 2004, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-help/59002/2 "2004-07-27T18:23:13Z")

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Generate some random numbers and set them to x and y then use those as the coordinates you want to move the movieclip to.