Movieclip Position (X-Y) in relation with the Scene

programming flash
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Hi, been trying to figure out an easy way to determine the X-Y coordinates of a movieclip which is already inside another movieclip. The parent movieclip is not animated, and the movieclip inside moves up and down.

If I ask to trace the coordinates of the object, it gives me the coordinates the movieclip has INSIDE it’s parent.


trace("_root.parent_clip.target_clip._y");

I’d like to be able to determine it’s position in the global scene. Is there a way ?

Thanks !