# Weird numbers when using getBounds

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-numbers-when-using-getbounds/185009>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 10, 2006, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-numbers-when-using-getbounds/185009 "2006-04-10T08:31:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![inso1982](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7993a0/32.png) [@inso1982](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/inso1982)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-numbers-when-using-getbounds/185009/1 "2006-04-10T08:31:21Z")

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whenever i use the getBounds function the values that are retrieved are sometimes correct and sometimes add around 6710702 to the value, anyone else had any problems like this??

thank you