# Button to put data into an external swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-to-put-data-into-an-external-swf/295477>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 31, 2009, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-to-put-data-into-an-external-swf/295477 "2009-08-31T07:00:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![As2\_Kills](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@As2\_Kills](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/As2_Kills)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-to-put-data-into-an-external-swf/295477/1 "2009-08-31T07:00:49Z")

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[COLOR=Black][COLOR=#1F497D]How can I set up a button, when clicked puts a string into a newly created swf file which is then saved.  
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[COLOR=Black][COLOR=#1F497D]I actually want to attachMovie’s to this newly created swf but thought I would start off simple.[/COLOR][/COLOR]

Any ideas anyone?

Greatly appreciated.

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