measure distance help

[vin23]

hey guys, i need help, im making a game where as you need to reach a house, the fastest time is the winner., i wanna be able to have a movieclip on the bottom, to show how much distance is left to reach home, in the code i have



if (house._yscale > 300) {
//trace("I got home");
this._parent.gotoAndStop(86);


}

}



now i based movement on x,y scale so when the house scale is greater then 300, it will gotoandstop at 86 which is the game finish screen



can any help me assp??????



i really appreicate it



cheers