# CMS for the poor ... how can I update content?

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 11, 2004, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cms-for-the-poor-how-can-i-update-content/51226 "2004-05-11T04:20:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![marko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@marko](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marko)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cms-for-the-poor-how-can-i-update-content/51226/1 "2004-05-11T04:20:48Z")

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Hi there,  
Complete Flash novice here - sorry 'bout that.

Okay - can anyone give me some pointers. I wish to create a simple website for a client. An art gallery site. The budget is stunningly minimal and so I can’t put a lot of oomph in to it and make a dollar.

The client wants the ability to update content. Definitely text and possibly images ( but not neccessarily so). Can Flash allow my client to do this - say from a Word Document or Notepad or whatever.

If so - can you tell me how or point me to some good links? How does he get the Word Doc to update a website - and especially as he will be a complete knobhead when it comes to web - so Cute FTP, WS FTP etc are probably a non starter.

So - tell me folks - is there a cheap as chips way of doing this with some clever code that means I don’t need databases and ASP etc?

The first person to respond with a coherent answer that I can understand without running for the dictionary, will recieve my forever grateful award.

ps . just found this site - and what a blinder it is! Neat, clean design and moreover tutorials that I can understand. Nice one.

marko

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**Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cms-for-the-poor-how-can-i-update-content/51226/2 "2004-07-26T13:07:24Z")

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okay i am 2 lazy to read all posts so im just gonna but my answer sorry if its already been put

the best way to do this is with a series of txt files loaded in to flash. if you want some files to help you start just give me a mail - [rick\_\_b@hotmail.com](mailto:rick__b@hotmail.com)