# External Interface and Java

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-interface-and-java/211628>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 3, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-interface-and-java/211628 "2007-01-03T18:43:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![zhais](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ad7895/32.png) [@zhais](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zhais)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-interface-and-java/211628/1 "2007-01-03T18:43:36Z")

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I’ve been starting to explore flash little more lately, and been wondering about how extensive the External Interface functionality goes. I know it can interact with C#, javascript, and php I believe. What I’m wondering, is how/if it can interact with a regular java container.

I’ve started messing with a couple tools that can create/play a .swf, but at this point I’m not sure if it can interact with the External Interface command.

My main goal with this exploration project is to be able to have a flash-based interaction with (hopefully) java as the back-end for file read/write control. If anyone has any experience and/or suggestions, I would gladly take any advice or help I can get 🙂

edit: This may belong in the newer programming forum, not sure. Put it here since it relies on specific AS functionality with other languages.