# Help External File PRoblem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-external-file-problem/34781>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 6, 2003, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-external-file-problem/34781 "2003-11-06T10:57:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![lordsamot](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/lordsamot/32/356_2.png) [@lordsamot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lordsamot)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-external-file-problem/34781/1 "2003-11-06T10:57:33Z")

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Is it possible to change text in like a notepad file by using flash so entering text into a input field and then posting it to an external file.

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**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:** [November 6, 2003, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-external-file-problem/34781/2 "2003-11-06T11:00:24Z")

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yes but you have to go through a server side script first, such as ASP.