# Flash Applications

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-applications/158628>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 10, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-applications/158628 "2005-08-10T20:35:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![asj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@asj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/asj)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-applications/158628/1 "2005-08-10T20:35:00Z")

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I am looking to create a flash application that will act as a self contained software. It will need to run on a local machine rather than web based, and save all entries made to it.

Basically I am designing a check book in flash. My problems are this:

1. If I create a flash app and need to save, how can I save to a something on a local machine. Is this even possible. Since MySQL, etc are web based, are there other alternatives?

2. What is the best way to compile an application? I know there are softwares out there such as, [mProjector](http://www.screentime.com/software/mprojector/) . Are they needed? I know that you can export out flash as a projector file (.exe) but will this be enough?

Any guidance would be appreciated… Thanks.