# Print to screen - debug

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-to-screen-debug/224088>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 28, 2007, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-to-screen-debug/224088 "2007-04-28T13:26:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![davelaruedrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@davelaruedrum](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/davelaruedrum)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-to-screen-debug/224088/1 "2007-04-28T13:26:50Z")

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Hi,  
Im new to Actionscript, but not new to programming. Is there a way to print to an external screen (terminal or something, i have os x). The reason for this is that i need to know whats going on in a loop and if statements for debugging.  
Thanks,  
David