function play(entity_number)
{
	STRING* rec_str = "       "; // stores the name of the recorded data file
	STRING* temp_str = "  "; // just a temporary string
	var filehandle;

	
	str_cpy(rec_str, str_for_num(temp_str, entity_number)); // create the name of the data file depending on entity's number
	str_cat(rec_str, ".txt"); // and then add it the ".txt" extension
	filehandle = file_open_read(rec_str); // now we can try to open the file
	if (filehandle) // the file exists? Then open it for playback!
	{
		
		var temp = 0;
		while (temp <= global_index) // read all the array values from the 1.txt... 50.txt files (if they exist)
		{
			recorded_position[temp][entity_number] = file_var_read(filehandle); // and put them inside the array
			temp += 1;
		} 		
		file_close(filehandle); // close the file
		
		
		while (global_counter < 70000) 
	   {
	 	   my.x = recorded_position[global_counter][entity_number]; // restore the xyz
	 	    
				my.y = recorded_position[global_counter + 1][entity_number];
				my.z = recorded_position[global_counter + 2][entity_number];
				my.pan = recorded_position[global_counter + 3][entity_number]; // the angles
				my.tilt = recorded_position[global_counter + 4][entity_number];
				my.roll = recorded_position[global_counter + 5][entity_number];
				my.frame = recorded_position[global_counter + 6][entity_number]; // and the frame number
				wait(1);
				global_counter +=1;
	   }
   }
	
}