Making a path to a

Hello community,
i am really new and i made in Adobe Flash CS6 a animation. But now i have a problem. I wanted to ask how I or if I can make a normal path to a motion path? Then a Object from a start point should follow this motion path to the end frame.
Lg

1.draw a line
2.rightclick the layer and convert it to motion Layer
3.enhance the timeline/duration of this layer according to your needs (how long the animation shall run)
4.make another layer benaeth this layer
5.draw a graphic on that layer
6.convert this graphic to a symbl
7.drag the layer with the graphic-symbol beneath the motion-line
8.Right click the timeline of yourgraphic symbol>Classic Tween
9.Make two keyframes at the start and the end of this tween and see that the graphics-symbol snaps to the strart/finish point of the motion-line

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