\newwrite\mztpOUT \newbox\mztpBOX \immediate\openout\mztpOUT=\jobname.mztp \newcommand{\mztpMeasure}[2]{% \setbox\mztpBOX\hbox{#1}% \immediate\write\mztpOUT{#2 \the\wd\mztpBOX\space\the\ht\mztpBOX\space\the\dp\mztpBOX}% \usebox\mztpBOX}