# Simple MC depth problem (i thought)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-mc-depth-problem-i-thought/249797>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 22, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-mc-depth-problem-i-thought/249797 "2008-01-22T17:00:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![dragonfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e8cbc/32.png) [@dragonfly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dragonfly)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-mc-depth-problem-i-thought/249797/1 "2008-01-22T17:00:26Z")

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Here’s what I’m trying to do. I have a number of drag-able movie clips on the stage. They can overlap. When I click and begin to drag on one movie clip, I want that movie clip to be on the TOP depth.

I also want the PREVIOUSLY dragged clip to be “placed” into the second to top depth (or 1 depth below the currently selected MC). I say this because I was trying to use swapDepth() and it had the effect of the previously dragged clip falling beneath several other movieclips when a new movieclip was selected.

Please, someone show me the way on this :hair: