# Externally Define FSCommands

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externally-define-fscommands/5381>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 9, 2002, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externally-define-fscommands/5381 "2002-09-09T18:29:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![zwarte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b38774/32.png) [@zwarte](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zwarte)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2002, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externally-define-fscommands/5381/1 "2002-09-09T18:29:17Z")

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Can I externally define FSCommands from a text file? I want to create a dynamic menu that executes installation files for a cdrom I am creating. Is this possible? Can I find tutorials on this? Or can someone put me on the right path?

-Zwarte

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2002, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externally-define-fscommands/5381/2 "2002-09-19T12:50:43Z")

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Yes you can (using loadVariables() or loadVariablesNum())however it may be simpler to define a series of functions in the swf and invoke the appropriate function depending on the users selected preference.

Calling external resources at runtime from a cd can prove extremely unreliable.