# Flash variable indicating number of unread emails

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**Created:** [October 26, 2009, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-variable-indicating-number-of-unread-emails/298855 "2009-10-26T13:23:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-variable-indicating-number-of-unread-emails/298855/1 "2009-10-26T13:23:24Z")

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Hi all

would anyone beable to help me with a little flash variable. not sure how this works, just been asked to do it, doh!

What I am trying to do.  
I have an email icon that when there is new messages would like to indicate the number of emails that are unread. this will simply be a number, that indicates how many unread messages

passing in the number of unread messages to the flash object like a URL request string.

would anyone beable to explain how this is done with an AS2 script example, or direct me to any technote

many thanks for your help