Registration Points... CS3

[inadequateanima]

I am loading swfs randomly into a movie target and want them to be anchored in the bottom left, so that no matter what the image size is, the corner still rests on the same point in the bottom right. What do i do? I tried to change the registration point but that had no effect... Sorry for this little query, but, as ever, it is driving me nuts.
Thanks!
Also, is anyone having trouble understanding actionscript 3.0? I am sticking with 2.0...

Thanks!
Alex

[FizixMan]

You can utilize a bit of math and Stage.width, Stage.height, myMovieClip._width & myMovieClip._height. These are AS2, not sure what the AS3 equivalents are.

[Krilnon]

child.x = 0;
child.y = child.parent.height - child.height;

[inadequateanima]

thanks for the help guys, but where should i place that actionscript code?
thanks!

[Krilnon]

I would position the clip just after it loads. What sort of loading code are you using?

[hybrid101]

haven't seen you in a while, krilnon:P

i'd put that on(load)

[inadequateanima]

i'm using the code used for the random movie tutorial on kirupa... it's

filename = ["01.swf", "02.swf", "03.swf", "04.swf"];
path = "pictures/";
i = filename.length;
k = Math.floor(Math.random()*i);
loadMovie(path+filename[k], topleftloader);

which is bringing swfs into the movie topleftloader, but i am going to have four loaders arranged in a grid (topleft, topright, bottomleft, bottomright) and they need to be anchored around the centre, so that regardless of the image size and proportion, they all fit together. thanks guys!