# Moving an external clip
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-an-external-clip/27759
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 6, 2003, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-an-external-clip/27759 "2003-08-06T09:30:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Gilla](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gilla)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-an-external-clip/27759/1 "2003-08-06T09:30:51Z")
This is for flash MX.
I have a movie clip which I have loaded into a location, once it has loaded in I then want it to slide to a new location with friction. What Script would I need for that.
Sorry if its a bit vague, thanks in advance
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-an-external-clip/27759/2 "2003-08-06T10:22:19Z")
what do you mean, movieclip loaded into a location?
If you mean that using loadMovie you have loaded a swf into a MC, then you can just use easing motion on the movieclip, that should work,
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
\_x+=(400-\_x)/5
\_y+=(200-\_y)/5
}
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-an-external-clip/27759/3 "2003-08-06T10:27:47Z")
Sorry it was a bit badly worded.
I have loaded a movieclip in using:
product.onPress = function () {
\_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“container”, 1);
loadMovie(“prod.swf”, “container”);
container.\_x = 7 ;
container.\_y = 80 ;
}
When it comes in it’s hidden, which is what I want. I then want it to slide up which will make it look like it’s sliding up from behind the menu.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-an-external-clip/27759/4 "2003-08-06T10:51:09Z")
product.onPress = function () {
loadedmovie=true
\_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“container”, 1);
loadMovie(“prod.swf”, “container”);
container.\_x = 7 ;
container.\_y = 80 ;
}
\_root.onEnterFrame=function(){
if(loadedmovie){
container.\_x+=(400-\_x)/5
container.\_x+=(400-\_y)/5
}}
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-an-external-clip/27759/5 "2003-08-06T12:07:12Z")
That’s fantastic, thank you very much.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-an-external-clip/27759/6 "2003-08-06T13:31:46Z")
Ok I have this on and its working:
product.onPress = function() {
loadedmovie = true;
\_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“container”, 1);
loadMovie(“prod.swf”, “container”);
container.\_x = 7;
container.\_y = 80;
};
\_root.onEnterFrame = function() {
trace (container.\_y)
if (loadedmovie) {
container.\_x += (0-\_x)/5;
container.\_y += (10-\_y)/5;
}
};
But it wont stop or move upwards, I know the stop is missing but when I add it, it stops working, what am I doing wrong?