# Setting the size of the stage

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-the-size-of-the-stage/180686>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 2, 2006, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-the-size-of-the-stage/180686 "2006-03-02T18:16:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![loki\_mdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ac91a4/32.png) [@loki\_mdog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/loki_mdog)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-the-size-of-the-stage/180686/1 "2006-03-02T18:16:39Z")

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Is there a way to set the size of the stage?

I want to be able to pass a parameter into my flash movie to tell it what size it should be but

Stage.width and height are read only attributes.

Anyone know of a way to size the stage with actionscript?

Many thanks,  
loki\_mdog