# Is it possible to change publish settings using AS3?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-publish-settings-using-as3/321845>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 3, 2011, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-publish-settings-using-as3/321845 "2011-05-03T09:36:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![theMonitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@theMonitor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theMonitor)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-publish-settings-using-as3/321845/1 "2011-05-03T09:36:42Z")

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Is it possible to change the publish settings - specifically, the file path and name of the exported swf - using Actionscript? Or must they always be set in the Publish Settings dialogue box?

Nothing I’ve seen indicates it can be done, but I thought I’d make sure.