# Setting \_x of movie clip based on another movie clip?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting--x-of-movie-clip-based-on-another-movie-clip/19607
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**Created:** [April 29, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting--x-of-movie-clip-based-on-another-movie-clip/19607 "2003-04-29T20:35:56Z")
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### Author: ![Demerdar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Demerdar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Demerdar)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting--x-of-movie-clip-based-on-another-movie-clip/19607/1 "2003-04-29T20:35:56Z")

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Hey, does anyone know the syntax?  
i want to get this.\_x = movieclip01.\_x

although I do not know the correct syntax… thanks.

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting--x-of-movie-clip-based-on-another-movie-clip/19607/2 "2003-04-29T20:54:24Z")

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thats it… its just a matter of correctly referencing movieClip01 - chances are you might need this.\_parent.movieclip01.\_x if this and movieclip01 exist in the same timeline