# My duplicateMovie duplicates in very odd way

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**Created:** [February 22, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-duplicatemovie-duplicates-in-very-odd-way/252675 "2008-02-22T09:15:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-duplicatemovie-duplicates-in-very-odd-way/252675/1 "2008-02-22T09:15:47Z")

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Hi,

Something very odd is happening when the clip is duplicated…see attachment. Where am I going wrong if I just want the clip to be duplicated and I don’t want the original clip visible otherwise the context menu would be pointless… Notice what happens when you right-click a second time and try to extend the clip. Why is the re-size button off the MC?

code on the frame  
ActionScript Code:  
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT]root\_cm = [COLOR=#000000] **new** [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]ContextMenu[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
root\_cm.[COLOR=#0000ff]hideBuiltInItems[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
root\_cm.[COLOR=#0000ff]customItems[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]push[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] **new** [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]ContextMenuItem[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“Add card”[/COLOR], itemHandler[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR] itemHandler[COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]obj:[COLOR=#0000ff]Object[/COLOR], item:[COLOR=#0000ff]ContextMenuItem[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000ff]for[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]i=[COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR]; i\<[COLOR=#000080]100[/COLOR]; i++[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
card1.[COLOR=#0000ff]duplicateMovieClip[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“card1”[/COLOR]+i, i[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000ff]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]menu[/COLOR] = root\_cm;  
[/LEFT]  
[/FONT]

code to re-size the clip:  
ActionScript Code:  
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT][COLOR=#0000ff]onClipEvent[/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000ff]if[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]pressing == [COLOR=#000000] **true** [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000ff]\_parent[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]textbox[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]\_width[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000ff]\_x[/COLOR] + [COLOR=#000080]37[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000ff]\_parent[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]textbox[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]\_height[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000ff]\_y[/COLOR] + [COLOR=#000080]32[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000ff]\_parent[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]drag\_mc[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]\_y[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000ff]\_y[/COLOR] + [COLOR=#000080]15[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000ff]\_parent[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]drag\_mc[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]\_x[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000ff]\_parent[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]textbox[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]\_width[/COLOR] / [COLOR=#000080]2[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR] [COLOR=#808080]_// end if_[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000ff]if[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]\_parent[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]dragging[/COLOR] == [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR] [COLOR=#808080]\*// end if \*[/COLOR]

[/LEFT]  
[/FONT]

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