# \[MX\] Yet another problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-yet-another-problem/128181>\
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**Created:** [November 10, 2004, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-yet-another-problem/128181 "2004-11-10T07:04:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![danKSU](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@danKSU](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danKSU)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2004, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-yet-another-problem/128181/1 "2004-11-10T07:04:40Z")

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[font=Century Gothic]Now I am trying to center an image/movieClip. Below is how I get everything going[/font]

```auto

var k = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("stage", 50);
k._x = 400;
k._y = 300;
var p = k.createEmptyMovieClip("bigImage", 0);
p.loadMovie("lowres/"+imageList[0]);
trace(k._width); //Returns 0
trace(p._width); //Returns 0
trace(stage._width); //Returns 0
trace(_root.stage._width); //Returns 0
trace(k.bigImage._width); //Returns 0

```

[font=Century Gothic]How do I get the right width?[/font]

[font=Century Gothic]Someday I will learn? :-/ [/font]

[font=Century Gothic]Thanks,[/font]

[font=Century Gothic]Dan[/font]