# MX attachMovie problem
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-attachmovie-problem/28836
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 19, 2003, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-attachmovie-problem/28836 "2003-08-19T05:14:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@blah\_de\_blah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blah_de_blah)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2003, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-attachmovie-problem/28836/1 "2003-08-19T05:14:43Z")
ok so i have this code:
[AS]
for (i=1; i\<=20; i++) {
var holder = attachMovie(“box”, “box+n”, ++n)
holder.\_x = 15\*i
}
[/AS]
That works fine, but the problem is i want the boxes to spread out more, so i tried:
holder.\_x = 15\*i+5
But theres no difference? i tried bigger numbers too with no luck :-\ Anyone know whats wrong? thanks!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2003, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-attachmovie-problem/28836/2 "2003-08-19T05:21:58Z")
oh…you’re naming all the boxes the same name. and in flash you can’t do that. at the end of this code, you have one box called “box+n”, literally. I think you meant this:
```auto
for (i=1; i<=20; i++) {
var holder = attachMovie("box", "box"+n, ++n)
holder._x = 15*i
}
```
those tiny mistakes will really get you.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-attachmovie-problem/28836/3 "2003-08-19T05:23:26Z")
[AS]for (i=1; i\<=20; i++) {
var holder = attachMovie(“box”, “box”+n, ++n)
holder.\_x = 15_i
}
[/AS]
[AS]for (i=1; i\<=20; i++) {
var holder = attachMovie(“box”, “box”+n, ++n)
holder.\_x = 20_i
}
[/AS]
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2003, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-attachmovie-problem/28836/4 "2003-08-19T05:29:55Z")
thanks ithuriel, didn’t manage to spot that, but i don’ think thats the problem :-\
Even with the new code:
[AS]
for (i=1; i\<=20; i++) {
var holder = attachMovie(“box”, “box”+n, ++n);
holder.\_x = 15\*i+5;
}
[/AS]
…the boxes still don’t seem to spread apart :-\
I’ll attach an fla…
And to voetajoeba, why did you just change it to 20\*i?? thanks!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2003, 5:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-attachmovie-problem/28836/5 "2003-08-19T05:33:59Z")
Because they are more spread when you set it to 20 😉 Look at the code:
[AS]
for (i=1; i\<=20; i++) {
var holder = attachMovie(“box”, “box”+n, ++n);
holder.\_x = 15_i; //So 15_1, 15_2, 15_3, …
}
[/AS]
[AS]
for (i=1; i\<=20; i++) {
var holder = attachMovie(“box”, “box”+n, ++n);
holder.\_x = 20_i; //So 20_1, 20_2, 20_3, …
}
[/AS]
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2003, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-attachmovie-problem/28836/6 "2003-08-19T05:54:09Z")
oh i see 😛 But doesn’t it work if you do it just like:
(15\*1)+5
anyways thanks i guess i’ll do it your way since my way doesn’t seem to be workin :-\
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-attachmovie-problem/28836/7 "2003-08-19T06:15:08Z")
I know why it doesn’t work, but I can’t really explain it. This might help:
```auto
15*1 = 15 + 5 = 20
15*2 = 30 + 5 = 35
15*3 = 45 + 5 = 50
15*4 = 60 + 5 = 65
15*5 = 75 + 5 = 80
15*6 = 90 + 5 = 95
15*7 = 105 + 5 = 110
15*8 = 120 + 5 = 125
15*9 = 135 + 5 = 140
15*10 = 150 + 5 = 155
15*11 = 165 + 5 = 170
15*12 = 180 + 5 = 185
15*13 = 195 + 5 = 200
15*14 = 210 + 5 = 215
15*15 = 225 + 5 = 230
15*16 = 240 + 5 = 245
15*17 = 255 + 5 = 260
15*18 = 270 + 5 = 275
15*19 = 285 + 5 = 290
15*20 = 300 + 5 = 305
```
See? You’re adding 5 to the value returned by 15_i.
[AS]holder.\_x = 15_i+5\*i;[/AS]
That would do.
Although I’d do what Voetsjoeba said, it’s simpler. 😛