# How to get the correct position of the textfield within the movieclip?

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**Created:** [October 29, 2003, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-the-correct-position-of-the-textfield-within-the-movieclip/34181 "2003-10-29T13:34:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![SBUH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4bbf92/32.png) [@SBUH](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SBUH)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-the-correct-position-of-the-textfield-within-the-movieclip/34181/1 "2003-10-29T13:34:05Z")

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Hello, I have two dynamic textfield and they are both within two movieclips because I have action to rotate , enlarge and move the related movieclip so that the text changed accordingly.

But there is problem like after I record the position after modification to database and retrieve them back to the flashpage. The position of the movieclips are changed or maybe it is the textfield’s position within the movieclips are changed which I have no exact idea what happened.

So could any one who can give some suggesion how should I arrange the textfield within the movieclip and how to keep track of the right position after enlargement or rotations,etc then?

Isn’t it I have to consider the relative position of the textfield to the movieclip at the beginning. Becuase I have no exact idea how should it work. SO thanks in advance and wait for any of your suggesion!

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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:** [October 29, 2003, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-the-correct-position-of-the-textfield-within-the-movieclip/34181/2 "2003-10-29T20:55:04Z")

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Dou you have a fla?

regards

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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:** [October 29, 2003, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-the-correct-position-of-the-textfield-within-the-movieclip/34181/3 "2003-10-29T21:06:10Z")

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It is tough to answer your question without seeing the file. However, if you’d like, you could just give the mc a specific position within your code. That way, the position will always be the same.