# Load external db

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-db/26262>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 21, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-db/26262 "2003-07-21T15:14:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![loki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3be4f8/32.png) [@loki](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/loki)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-db/26262/1 "2003-07-21T15:14:36Z")

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hey,  
im having some trouble with this. ☹ I know how to grab a text file off of a server, but thats not what i need. Is there a way to grab a database file (well, a database i suppose) and input that into a flash scrollbox? any help would be greatly appreciated. :thumb:

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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:** [July 21, 2003, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-db/26262/2 "2003-07-21T15:20:40Z")

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you can grab the database records and display them in a text box, so yes. what you need to do is write a server side script, that will push a record into a variable in flash. Do a search in the server side forum.