# Find the length of a position

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/find-the-length-of-a-position/200421>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 12, 2006, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/find-the-length-of-a-position/200421 "2006-09-12T03:31:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![daytonatkf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@daytonatkf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daytonatkf)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/find-the-length-of-a-position/200421/1 "2006-09-12T03:31:48Z")

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how to find the length of a given position , e.g a(x,y) and b (x,y), i want to find out the length of a to b, any function to use? thanks