# External Variables

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-variables/216915>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 21, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-variables/216915 "2007-02-21T17:02:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![yolkSac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yolkSac](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yolkSac)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-variables/216915/1 "2007-02-21T17:02:40Z")

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Can you change a variable of the main Fla with code that is is an externaly loaded swf?

Is this what a \_global variable does?

How would this work?

Thanks!