# Flash file Reading a Swf File

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-file-reading-a-swf-file/278112
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [December 22, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-file-reading-a-swf-file/278112 "2008-12-22T18:30:17Z")
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### Author: ![zancroft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e99b99/32.png) [@zancroft](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zancroft)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-file-reading-a-swf-file/278112/1 "2008-12-22T18:30:17Z")

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I was wondering if there was a way to make a flash file obtain data from another swf file. What I have is a swf that contains a datagrid and I want to make a flash file that can read the swf and find the number stored in a given cell.

Thank you.