# Quick Path Question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-path-question/152174>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 21, 2005, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-path-question/152174 "2005-06-21T21:11:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![nordica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@nordica](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nordica)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-path-question/152174/1 "2005-06-21T21:11:27Z")

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I’m trying to align one movie clip to another, and i cna’t figure out the eqaution to keep it aligned middle left

heres what i’ve got so far…

```auto
onClipEvent(enterFrame) { path = _parent.box_mc; _y = path._y+path._height-(path._height/2); }

```

that aligns it to stage left… any help?