# Component Parameters and external files

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/component-parameters-and-external-files/65423>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 26, 2004, 6:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/component-parameters-and-external-files/65423 "2004-09-26T06:30:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![eigentone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@eigentone](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eigentone)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2004, 6:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/component-parameters-and-external-files/65423/1 "2004-09-26T06:30:15Z")

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Is there a way to keep the Flash authoring tool from populating the parameter list in the component definition window? Everytime I make a change to my class file I have go back into Flash and delete all the parameters so that it will reload the file. There must be a better way.