# Export mc's positions at runtime in an external file for reuse

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**Created:** [January 29, 2005, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/export-mcs-positions-at-runtime-in-an-external-file-for-reuse/77703 "2005-01-29T08:30:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/export-mcs-positions-at-runtime-in-an-external-file-for-reuse/77703/1 "2005-01-29T08:30:04Z")

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hello mates,

i’m trying to hardcode a complicated looping movement of an mc on the stage.  
the way i plan to deal with it is first, to use a guide layer to actually tell the mc where to go, and then save at runtime the sequence of position (x/y coordinates) the mc goes to to follow the movement. With this set of coordinates, i will reproduce the movement via actionscript instead of guiding.

anybody knows how i can output those variables into an external txt file from flash at runtime ?

thanks,

alex