# Export text from a Flash file into a separate file?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/export-text-from-a-flash-file-into-a-separate-file/182912>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 22, 2006, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/export-text-from-a-flash-file-into-a-separate-file/182912 "2006-03-22T12:01:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Philippa\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Philippa\_P](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Philippa_P)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/export-text-from-a-flash-file-into-a-separate-file/182912/1 "2006-03-22T12:01:49Z")

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Is it possible to export text from a text field, which has been created in Flash and export it into an external file such as a text file or Word document?

The idea is that information will be collected by the user into a text field within the swf. Hopefully, this information can then be exported into an external file which will allow the user to work on and edit at a later stage. It needs to be a separate editable document. Is this possible? I’m using Flash 8.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.  
Thanks,  
Philippa

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**Author:** ![gvozden](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/gvozden/32/1084_2.png) [@gvozden](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gvozden)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/export-text-from-a-flash-file-into-a-separate-file/182912/2 "2006-03-22T15:13:54Z")

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you must use some server side scripting (like php)  
I’m sure you can find lot of examples  
[http://www.video-animation.com/dbase002.shtml](http://www.video-animation.com/dbase002.shtml)