# Flash mx text files **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 7, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-text-files/27897 "2003-08-07T17:44:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![marctew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@marctew](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marctew)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-text-files/27897/1 "2003-08-07T17:44:54Z")
is there any possible way to save what is written in an input box to an existing text file whilst retaining the originl text files content aswell? ---
**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:** [August 7, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-text-files/27897/2 "2003-08-07T17:57:05Z")
I think you would have to do that through PHP. Run a search, Jubba has answered a question similar as this one a little time ago. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-text-files/27897/3 "2003-08-07T18:49:40Z")
i ran the search and found 2995 results lol ---
**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:** [August 7, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-text-files/27897/4 "2003-08-07T18:52:27Z")
Search php flash shoutbox (google) and you’ll get the script used to write to a txt, its really simple so it should be a good learning experience for you… it was for me 😉