# Movable Components in runtime?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/movable-components-in-runtime/6097>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 25, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/movable-components-in-runtime/6097 "2013-03-25T15:35:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![RossStewart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/edb3f5/32.png) [@RossStewart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RossStewart)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/movable-components-in-runtime/6097/1 "2013-03-25T15:35:53Z")

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I want to click and drag components in runtime. is this possible?

Specificly, I would like to click and drag a container into any screen position while project is running.

Has this been done? is it possible?

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**Author:** ![RossStewart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/edb3f5/32.png) [@RossStewart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RossStewart)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/movable-components-in-runtime/6097/2 "2013-03-25T22:27:36Z")

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Right in the help file…whoops

system.gui.moveComponent

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**Author:** ![greg.simpson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/greg.simpson/32/3135_2.png) [@greg.simpson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.simpson)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/movable-components-in-runtime/6097/3 "2013-03-26T16:20:00Z")

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It will probably take some additional scripting. I know this has been asked before so there might be some examples floating around in the forums.