# Basic question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-question/323015>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [June 14, 2011, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-question/323015 "2011-06-14T01:10:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![joecoolman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@joecoolman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joecoolman)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-question/323015/1 "2011-06-14T01:10:38Z")

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Sorry about this basic question, I’m learning flash. I am working with Flash Professional 8, the question is:

How can I get the position x, for example, of a movie2 inside a movie1 which is in the main stage? I want the absolute x position of movie2 referenced to the coordinate system in the main stage, not with respect to the coordinate system of movie1.

:crying: