# Forum/discussion
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forum-discussion/23387
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [June 17, 2003, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forum-discussion/23387 "2003-06-17T12:20:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Neo\_Geo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Neo_Geo)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2003, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forum-discussion/23387/1 "2003-06-17T12:20:31Z")
ok. i really need help here.
i want to make a discussion/message board. but a very very simple one. no username, password… just a board where people can wite one or two lines. thats all.
its very hard to find one out there. i think if i can manipulate a guestbook files, i can make a simple discussion board. The problem is that i dont understand how to make flash ‘communicate’ with notepad file to store information like how they did in guestbook.
this is link to one of flash message board i found, but it has too many section - like kirupa forum. i dont have any ideas to make it as simple as i want. i dont understand the AS
[http://www.flash-db.com/Forum/](http://www.flash-db.com/Forum/)
so, flash expert out there, can you please help me.
:toad:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2003, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forum-discussion/23387/2 "2003-06-17T13:37:09Z")
there is a guestbook tutorial on [www.flash-db.com](http://www.flash-db.com) try that. It should be what you want.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forum-discussion/23387/3 "2003-06-18T04:06:46Z")
oo thanks jubba. i didnt notice that