# Can flash use external data to change color of states on map

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**Created:** [December 30, 2003, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-flash-use-external-data-to-change-color-of-states-on-map/97853 "2003-12-30T07:23:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![a8le](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a8le](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/a8le)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-flash-use-external-data-to-change-color-of-states-on-map/97853/1 "2003-12-30T07:23:33Z")

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Hi all-

I am working on a website for one of my employers? He needs the state to change colors based on a “number” linked to a database. The database is updated on a daily basis.

The colors would be based on some kind of formula or range of number… i.e. 1-10=white 11-20=yellow 21-30 orange 31-40=red and so forth.

There is a company that already does something like this but i can not figure out how they are doing it. [http://www.geoclip.net/an/p41\_donnees.htm](http://www.geoclip.net/an/p41_donnees.htm) The really hard thing is “I only need the map.”

I am very new at using flash and do need a thorough explaination/lesson. Please help.

Thanx. -a8le