# Loading in external .as files

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-in-external-as-files/37943
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [December 16, 2003, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-in-external-as-files/37943 "2003-12-16T09:08:39Z")
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### Author: ![1111](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/1111/32/206_2.png) [@1111](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/1111)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2003, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-in-external-as-files/37943/1 "2003-12-16T09:08:39Z")

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Hi,

Okay, i know how to load in external .as files so I can update easily. but why do you still have to re-publish the swf in order for the new .as file 2 take effect.

is there any way that you can make a .as file be read in & so that it updates the .swf file, much like the way loading an xml or .txt file does?.

any comments are appreciated…  
thanks