# Loading named buttons onto stage with coordinates from an external file

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-named-buttons-onto-stage-with-coordinates-from-an-external-file/76165
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**Created:** [January 15, 2005, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-named-buttons-onto-stage-with-coordinates-from-an-external-file/76165 "2005-01-15T17:37:24Z")
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#### Post date: [January 15, 2005, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-named-buttons-onto-stage-with-coordinates-from-an-external-file/76165/1 "2005-01-15T17:37:24Z")

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Hi,

i have 20 buttons, and i want to design an external file that holds the coordinates for each named button.

how would i go about this, since the external file would be read as a string by flash?