Clip position relative to _root

[Pea]

Hi all

I have a clip buried deep within other clips, and I want to find its _x and _y
position relative to the _root clip. Is this possible

e.g. I have clips A, B, C and D, all nested within each other. If I find the
position of 'D' from within 'D', its 'D's position within 'C' that is returned.
How do I return its position within _root
_root.A.B.C.D._
_root.A.B.C.D._y

Thanks in advance
Pete

[stwingy]

on the timeline of the mc you want to know the absolute position of type
pt = new Object();
pt.x = 0;
pt.y = 0;
this.localToGlobal(pt);
bigX = pt.x;
bigY = pt.y;
trace(bigX);
trace(bigY);

[Pea]

Thanks, but..

I tried to simplify my problem however, and you solved it brilliantly, but
unfortunately, it doesn't work in my actual problem

I actually need to be able to find the position relative to any clip (not
_root) such as 'A' or 'B'
e.g
B.C.D._x ? so D._x relative to B

Any idea?

[stwingy]

sorry Pea, short of finding each clips relative position from (0,0) on the main stage and subtracting values, i really don`t know.
ps/ it helps to make reg points in upper left of each clip.