# Relate Object?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/relate-object/245641>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 2, 2007, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/relate-object/245641 "2007-12-02T07:50:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![four4swords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/87869e/32.png) [@four4swords](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/four4swords)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/relate-object/245641/1 "2007-12-02T07:50:32Z")

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hi all!

How can i make this object… relative to it’s parent movieclip?

```auto

coords = new Object();
coords.x = DS._x;
coords.y = DS._y;
localToGlobal(coords);

```

let’s say… it’s in a movieclip called “A”… how would i make it relative to movieclip A ?