FLASH: x,y position within a MC

[Greg Wetmore]

hey y'all, here's one for you.  I've got a project where I have flash create

a line connecting two points, both of which need to move.  Here's the code

to connect the points:


	Duplicate Movie Clip ("line", "newline", 1)

	Set Property ("newline", X Position) = GetProperty("dragme",_x)

	Set Property ("newline", Y Position) = GetProperty("dragme",_y)

	Set Property ("newline", X Scale) =

GetProperty("followdrag",_x)-GetProperty("dragme",_x)

	Set Property ("newline", Y Scale) =

GetProperty("followdrag",_y)-GetProperty("dragme",_y)


Ok, well here's the problem.  When the user drags "dragme", I need to have

"followdrag" follow it, but with a bit of a delay.  It's supposed to be like

if you had an object ("followdrag") at the end of a rope and you're moving

the rope around by grabbing the other end of it ("dragme")


I tried putting a MC ("dot") in the line MC, and getting the x,y position to

dictate where "followdrag" goes, but for some reason Flash is using the x,y

for "dot" from within the line MC.  Right now I'd be content to just get

Flash to read the "dot" x,y the way I need it - the positioning I can figure

out.  Here's the code for finding the x,y of "dot":


	Set Variable: "dotx" = GetProperty ("/newline/dot",_x)

	Set Variable: "doty" = GetProperty ("/newline/dot",_y)



So, the big question is: does anyone know how I can get it to give me x,y

relative to the stage?



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