# \[MX\] - \_x/y of empty mC - should be simple!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx--x-y-of-empty-mc-should-be-simple/37705>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 13, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx--x-y-of-empty-mc-should-be-simple/37705 "2003-12-13T03:28:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![lunatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@lunatic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lunatic)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx--x-y-of-empty-mc-should-be-simple/37705/1 "2003-12-13T03:28:33Z")

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Okay this is really starting to drive me nuts! What is wrong with this code?

[AS]  
on (release) {  
\_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“container2”, 1);  
loadMovieNum(“calendar2.swf”, 1);  
\_root.container2.\_x = 205.8  
\_root.container2.\_y = 34.3;  
trace (\_root.container2.\_x)  
}  
[/AS]

It puts it at (0,0) of the \_root! I tried “this”, I tried “\_parent”, I tried nothing at all in front of container2. I even changed the x and y to something ridiculous. The trace returns the correct value but the clip ain’t budging. Why?! :hair: