Trying to track an instance's position relative to the stage - instance is inside an MC

[_posted.by\(Vern\);]

Arggg! Hope I can explain this.

I have a series of circles contained in a large MC called map. I have 3
circles inside *map* and I need to have various buttons move the map over
and zoom into the corresponding circle. The move and zoom fucntions work
fine. (thanks to joox for the zoom coding). I am using a blank MC as a
positioner for the map to follow to the new location.

It gets tricky because the coordinates of any given circle are always the
same, _x = 56, _y = 150, etc., regardless of where the map moves on the
stage. I originally had preset coordinates for each circle. Now when the
zoom action occures, it changes where the center of everthing is, so I am
trying to write a script that will do the calculations for me and automate
the process, even taking into account the magnifaction.

I am SOOOOOOO close, but I can seem to flip the thing around. In other
words, with the center of my stage at 450 and 200, I need the circle on the
map to be lets say 410 and 120, but I keep getting them at 490 and 280
instead. Does that make any sense?

I have posted the fla here and it may be clearer of you check it out and see
what I am trying to do. The three buttons SHOULD zoom in on and move to the
three corresponding circles, but as you can see, he are off a bit. The
green dot is the blank MC that the map follows, I just have the dot there
for reference. The crosshairs are where I need the targeted circle to end
up - center stage.

Thanks for looking!

Regards,
--Vern

[url]www.thepenrods.com/~Penrod/eVrn/azoom.fla[/url]

only 56K so not zipped

FlashMX2004Pro

[_posted.by\(Vern\);]

It is rare that I spend most of a day getting something like to work, but I
did, and it does! Thanks to everyone that looked in.

Regards,
--Vern