# How do I read data?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-read-data/109126>\
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**Created:** [May 2, 2004, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-read-data/109126 "2004-05-02T13:35:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![oportocala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/db5fbb/32.png) [@oportocala](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oportocala)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2004, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-read-data/109126/1 "2004-05-02T13:35:57Z")

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I am using flash mx 2004 and I need to know a method to read a number value from a text document.I’ve read it as text, but the conversion didn,t worked.  
This was the script:

var nr:Number;  
loadText = new LoadVars();  
loadText.load(“users.txt”);  
loadText.onLoad = function() {  
nrutil.text = Number(this.nrutil);  
nr = Number(this.nrutil);  
};

And a last question is if flash can write in files, because until now, I haven’t been able to do it without php.