_width property not updating in real time

[warpdesign]

Hi,
I have a function on my root timeline that's running onEnterFrame that I want to update the x pos. of some movie clips based on the width of the movie clips. I'm animating the width of the movie clips with shape tweens. The problem I'm having is, the property movieclip._width isn't getting updated until after the animation finishes, so instead of a smooth transition it just updates from one frame to the next. I traced the value of _width to the output window just to verify what was happening and it's not updating the _width value until the animation finishes.

How can I get the current width of a movie clip that is being animated to be updated in real time?

[warpdesign]

I think maybe I need some kind of listener??

[warpdesign]

OK, so the problem is that it's a shape tween. I created an example of the problem attached... But I can't use a motion tween because my clip has rounded corners that get messed up and also I'm animating a gradient at the same time. So is there a way to get the current width of a movie clip that has a shape tween in it?