# When mouse at

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-mouse-at/64731>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 19, 2004, 10:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-mouse-at/64731 "2004-09-19T10:34:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![B3NKobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ce7236/32.png) [@B3NKobe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/B3NKobe)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 10:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-mouse-at/64731/1 "2004-09-19T10:34:09Z")

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Is it possible to make it so when the mouse moves over a certain x or y position that it can trigger something like a movieclip play??

Iv been trying this for house cant get it to work…please help

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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:** [September 19, 2004, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-mouse-at/64731/2 "2004-09-19T11:09:19Z")

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```auto

this.onMouseMove = function(){
if(_root._xmouse == 15 && _root._ymouse == 20) movieclip.play()
}

```

You’ll be better off using an area instead of a point … now you need to precisely hit x15 and y20 …

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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:** [September 19, 2004, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-mouse-at/64731/3 "2004-09-19T11:11:03Z")

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thanx alot for that “Voetsjoeba” youv saved my day !

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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:** [September 19, 2004, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-mouse-at/64731/4 "2004-09-19T11:19:10Z")

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Anytime 🙂