# Problem setting Propperties

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-setting-propperties/275152
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 10, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-setting-propperties/275152 "2008-11-10T16:34:56Z")
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### Author: ![lukasfischer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dc4da7/32.png) [@lukasfischer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lukasfischer)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-setting-propperties/275152/1 "2008-11-10T16:34:56Z")

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hi, i attached a movie Clip inside the clip “container” and stored the return reference in “obj” to set parameters afterwards. it works for .\_x and .\_y and .\_rotatoion, but not for .\_xscale and .\_yscale.  
the attached movie has a motion tween inside.  
this is the code i use:

```auto
			obj=container.attachMovie("spray","spray"+c,c);
			obj._xscale=5;
			obj._yscale=5;
			obj._x=this._x + xdist*this._z;
			obj._y=-(this._y + ydist*this._z);
			obj._rotation=-(360*this._anglez)/(2*Math.PI);

```

what could be the problem?  
thanks