? Find centre of movie

[The_Vulcan]

How do you find the center of a movie that has has been loaded by loadMovie();

This is the method I was using, but now that it is in a .swf that has been loaded it's stoped working



xcenter = box._x + ( box._width /2);

[ratbaggy]

it's not just a matter of changing 'box' to 'this' and placing that on the MC is it?

[claudio]

this.createEmptyMovieClip("temp", 1000);
temp.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (container_mc._url != this._parent._url) {
trace("center coordinates: x="+container_mc._width/2+" y="+container_mc._height/2);
this.removeMovieClip();
}
};
my_button.onPress = function() {
container_mc.loadMovie("yourmovie.swf");
};

[The_Vulcan]

Thanks again as always claudio.....

I will give it ago....

I have never used trace b4 not even sure what it is used for but I will try find out.....

thanks again..

[claudio]

welcome :beam:
and trace(expression) displays the value of expression in the Output window.